Tariffs and digital services
EU targeting of digital services in tariff retaliation would present challenges. Bertin Martens argues that the European Union lacks an instrument to unpick crossborder transactions on US digital platforms
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Digital transformation
Using data as a production factor
A major task for the new European Commission will be develop coherent data laws. Bertin Martens discusses some policy ideas for a new EU data strategy
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Rethinking social networking
It’s time for the EU to rethink personal social networking. Fiona Scott Morton explores the potential implementation of Article 7 interoperability for social networking core platform systems
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Financing Europe’s grand ambitions
The EU has large investment needs to meet its key priorities. Kalin Anev Janse and Roel Beetsma argue that a first step would be to use existing resources to finance European public goods that benefit all member states
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Setbacks and strides forward
The global economy is facing rifts comparable to the pressures that resulted in ‘economic nationalism, a collapse in global trade and the Great Depression of the 1920s, Christine Lagarde warns
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The fear of failing
Failing is a part of life. Jonathan Sharp discusses how the fear of failure stunts growth and innovation and the role solution providers have in reducing anxiety
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Signed, sealed, delivered
Customer satisfaction is declining. Jonathan Sharp discusses the demise of customer experience and how companies can use technology to better manage the relationship
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Understanding the WTO e-commerce moratorium
The WTO e-commerce moratorium has been renewed. Andrea Andrenelli and Javier López González explore the different issues around the moratorium debate
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Accelerating strategic investment in the EU
The EU has to manage the climate and digital transitions and achieve greater economic resilience. Maria Demertzis, David Pinkus and Nina Ruer discuss the potential EU approach to funding strategic objectives
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After USTR’s move, global governance of digital trade is fraught with unknowns
The US has dropped its support for unhindered international digital trade. Patrick Leblond argues that it now makes an e-commerce agreement at the WTO more likely
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