The history of human progress has been defined by technological breakthroughs generated by ideas. Christine Lagarde argues we need the right conditions that allow them to reach their full potential

Europe lags behind in innovation. Clemens Fuest, Daniel Gros, Philipp-Leo Mengel, Giorgio Presidente and Jean Tirole describe how its industry seems stuck in a middle-technology trap and argue that EU innovation policy should support disruptive innovation to break this path dependency

The WTO e-commerce moratorium has been renewed. Andrea Andrenelli and Javier López González explore the different issues around the moratorium debate

AI will both be of considerable help to the financial authorities and bring new challenges. Jon Danielsson and Andreas Uthemann discuss how the authorities might want to approach AI, where it can help, and what to watch out for

Governments around the world are creating regulation to come to grips with the perceived risks of AI. Bertin Martens writes that, as it stands, it is unknown whether the Act will stimulate responsible AI use or smother innovation

Isabel Schnabel emphasises the euro area’s strengths in social protection and environmental initiatives, and advocates measure to close the euro area’s technology gap