IIEAAmidst the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19, the European Data Protection Supervisor, Wojciech Wiewiórowski, discusses the role of processing personal data to fight COVID-19 while upholding privacy and data protection.
Digital
In his address to the IIEA, Juhan Lepassaar provides an overview of the EU Cyber Crisis Cooperation, also known as Blueprint and will discuss some of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic which provided an opportunity to test parts of the Blueprint and draw valuable conclusions.
Following the recent two-year anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Irish Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon shares her reflections and insights on this significant piece of legislation.
Gilles Babinet will offer his perspective on the future of innovation in Europe and discuss how to develop a dynamic digital ecosystem.
This policy brief explores the EU’s new data strategy and its ambitious vision of harnessing Europe’s vast quantities of data to provide major economic and social benefits for the EU
This briefing examines the EU White Paper on AI regulation and explores some of the key issues in the EU’s approach to this vital emerging technology.
Lorcan MullallyMonika Bickert discusses why Facebook is calling for the regulation of online content and what content Facebook deems as acceptable for its services. She also analyses the complex challenges that governments face in limiting harm without reducing people’s rights and freedoms.
Jan Wörner discusses the role of the ESA in combatting climate change.
H.E. Romana Vlahutin addresses the Institute on the topic of EU-Asia Connectivity as a new expression of Geopolitics.
Daithí Mac Síthigh discusses how cities around the world are considering the use of technologies, and control over data, in ‘smart’ cities.
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