E-governance Featured E-GOV OWL: How did Central and Eastern European governments perform in their digital transformation efforts this year? Welcome to the second edition of E-GOV OWL: Central and Eastern Europe. This edition explores digital transformation initiatives and key legislative and institutional developments in CEE governments from June to December 2024.
News Featured A request for Dombrovskis et al.: the EU's regulatory simplification efforts need to be... simplified and digitalized The EU is prioritizing reducing administrative burden on SMEs, led by Ursula von der Leyen and Valdis Dombrovskis. To succeed, the approach must become more streamlined, transparent, and inclusive, avoiding scattered efforts and ensuring broader public representation than before.
Connectivity Featured What happened at the TTE-Council? Cyber, conclusions on the EU's digital infrastructure needs, Polish priorities The TTE Council approved conclusions on the EU's digital infrastructure needs but expressed caution about merger rules, fair competition, and dispute resolution changes, stressing that decisions must be evidence-based and carefully analyzed.
Innovation Featured Meet the next College of EU Commissioners: what’s the agenda for tech? We analyzed Ursula von der Leyen's mission letters to Commissioners, highlighting key agenda points for European tech over five years, focusing on their impact on competitiveness, consumers, innovation, and public administrations in EU Member States.
Global Featured Cutting red tape in the EU requires sharp(er) scissors The incoming European Union's College of Commissioners has a number of difficult tasks ahead of them, one of which is effectively and tangibly cutting red tape.
Connectivity Featured Digital Networks Act, digital network fees & extending telco rules to digital services: what to expect in 2025? One of the key agenda points for the upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (starting on the January 1, 2025) will be the Digital Networks Act (DNA). The Polish objective is to have an orientation debate and progress report.
Global Featured Post US election: let's not bury the future of transatlantic tech cooperation yet After the U.S. election, some Europeans are calling for greater EU digital sovereignty. Amid global challenges and a shift from a rules-based international order, the EU and U.S. now need to restart constructive dialogue on tech cooperation.
Global Featured What can the EU learn from Ukraine’s digital transformation? Since Russia's aggression began, Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation has gained attention for its cutting-edge, user-friendly e-government solutions that ensure service continuity and set a global standard. Here’s a look at initiatives the EU can learn from
News Featured All eyes on the upcoming Polish presidency of the Council of EU: a window of opportunity for a change in tech regulation With the tumultuous Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU slowly coming to an end, all eyes are now on the next — Polish one.
Featured Google Cloud’s antitrust complaint against Microsoft explained The EU's antitrust saga continues. Last week, Google Cloud filed an official complaint with the Commission regarding Microsoft Azure's anti-competitive licensing practices in cloud computing.
E-governance Featured Bad ideas resurface: expanding telco rules to digital and cloud and rebirth of 'fair share' Brussels is back to business, so are the discussions on the European Commission’s White paper “How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs.”
E-governance Featured Draghi report: innovation, telco, tech and to-do's for smaller EU Member States The former head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, presented his competitiveness report this week. Draghi's report is best read after getting acquainted with Enrico Letta’s Single Market report, as well as Ursula von der Leyen’s political guidelines for 2025-2029, published earlier this year.
News Featured Llama, Gemini, now iPhone - the impact of EU's tech regulations for consumers Between 2019 and 2024, the European Commission adopted a series of new regulations for the tech sector, including the Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets Act, the Artificial Intelligence Act, and many others. These measures aim to shape the future of the digital landscape in Europe, but, naturally, they also
AI Featured AI Treaty set for signing in Vilnius: what it means for global AI governance On Thursday, September 5, 2024, within the framework of the Council of Europe, the AI Treaty, officially known as the “Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law”, will be signed in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Featured Tech-related ideas in von der Leyen’s political guidelines 2024-2029 Nearly a month after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's re-election, Europe is eagerly awaiting the formation of the new Commission.
Cloud Featured Escaping vendor lock-ins in Europe: will the EU Data Act help Europeans regain technological freedom and choice? In Europe, nobody thinks twice about being able to choose between, for example, different mobile operators, if needed. The process might get complicated with various contractual obligations, but executing this idea isn’t impossible. This is not always the case in cloud services.
AI Featured The new UK Government needs to be careful with its AI regulation ambition Last week, various media outlets reported that the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keith Starmer, will include an AI bill to the King's Speech later this week, following in the footsteps of the European Union’s AI Act.
E-governance Two elephants in the room for the EU's digital transformation ambition Last week, the European Commission published the second report evaluating Member States' implementation of the European grand plan for digital transformation by 2030 - the Digital Decade.
EU Tech Loop wrap-up: June 2024 Welcome to the first newsletter of the EU Tech Loop, which will help you keep up with the latest tech regulatory news from across the EU! With the summer holidays approaching, June was rich in tech and telco-related debate.
Moving from on-premise to gov-cloud: lessons from Europe As countries rapidly advance digital transformations, state-owned data needs secure and efficient management. This must avoid burdening future generations with costly commitments. European governments are still seeking solutions, each with specific challenges.
E-governance Hungarian Presidency of the CoE: the most important tech & telco agenda points On July 1, 2024, Hungarians will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from Belgians. We reviewed the Hungarian Presidency's agenda to summarize points which are relevant to the tech and telecommunications sector.
Featured Meet E-GOV Owl: governments' digital transformation report EU Tech Loop launches a new project - a bi-annual overview of digital transformation news from across the Central Eastern Europe
Featured 4 reasons why we can’t have #ChatControl in the EU The EU Council's vote on CSAM / ChatControl has been postponed to Thursday, June 20th. The proposals, aimed at combating children’s sexual exploitation and abuse online, are problematic from a privacy, value, and technical perspective.
News Featured Letta’s report: everything tech-related you need to know Enrico Letta's report on the future of the Single Market is one of the most influential in shaping the next European Commission's agenda. In this article, we reflect on Letta's ideas relevant to European digital and electronic communications transformation.
News INTRO: Looping you into the EU’s tech bubble We launched the EU Tech Loop because we want to see Europe as a strong, innovative, and fair place. We hope to change it, and we invite you to help us do it.
