The Misaligned Compass:  How Europe’s Quest for Digital Competitiveness and Sovereignty is Going Off Track

The EU’s policy agenda risks focusing on size, scale, and hype, to a greater extent than quality and substance, in ways that may undermine the pursuit of a sovereign and competitive Europe.

The Digital Services Act: Censorship Risks for Europe

Improving Regulation-Making: Insights from Digital Policy

The Geopolitics of Privacy Policy:  Lessons and Implications for the EU

This paper examines the geopolitics of privacy policy and some of the issues which have arisen in this space in relation to trade, international relations, and fundamental rights.

Skills in the Digital Age: Adapting Ireland’s Workforce for the Digital Transition

Series report: The D9+ and the Future of the Single Market Date

Censorship and Foreign Propaganda in the European Union

This paper assesses the policy and powers associated with the EU’s Council Regulation 2022/350 and the implications for the freedom of European citizens to access information.

Data Collection for Internet Researchers under Data Protection Regimes

At this conference the ethics, regulations and policies relating to data access for researchers were explored. Discussions examined the best practices for data access and how to effectively address the challenges involved.

Regulating Hate Speech: The European Digital Services Act and Ireland’s Hate Crimes Bill

This paper examines how the possible interactions between the European Digital Services Act and Ireland’s Hate Crimes Bill may affect freedom of expression.

Europe’s Digital Future: Perspectives from Northern Europe

This is the first joint report by a transnational network of think tanks convened as part of the IIEA’s Europe’s Digital Future network. It seeks to highlight the perspectives of some of Europe’s ‘digital frontrunner’ states, and to provide a framework for future debate and discussion of the emerging concept of digital sovereignty in Europe.

European Sovereignty in the Digital Age

This is the first report of the IIEA’s Europe’s Digital Future project and it provides an overview of the emerging digital sovereignty agenda in Europe.

Finding a European Way: the EU’s Quest to Promote the Data Economy

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

An Intelligent Trust? An Analysis of the EU White Paper on AI Regulation

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.

The Next Leap: A Competitive Ireland in the Digital Era

The Next Leap: Competitive Ireland in the Digital Era is intended to be a useful point of reference as Government considers a new national strategy to maximise Ireland’s competitive advantage in the digital era. It is an exercise in digital foresight that describes: Emerging trends that will characterise the digital environment incoming years; and Government actions that could capitalise on these trend. This report presents a cross-cutting draft plan of action derived from the diverging inputs of stakeholders across the digital sector.

The Cloud and AI Development Act

Manuel Mateo Goyet will discuss the EU’s Cloud and AI Development Act proposal

Transatlantic Tech Policy Turbulence: Digital Policy Dilemmas in the Transatlantic Relationship

This event will explore the EU-US digital policy relationship

The Digital Fairness Act: Keynote Address by Isabelle Pérignon

The Quantum Act: Unlocking Europe’s Quantum Future

A Fireside Chat with Kent Walker: Perspectives on Ireland’s Digital Future

Building Ireland’s Cybersecurity Resilience

Addressing the Mental Health Implications of Digital Life

Dr Ravi Iyer will discuss how to address the negative mental health consequences of digital technologies.

Securing Ireland’s Competitiveness Through Digital Infrastructure

In this event an expert panel will discuss how to promote Ireland’s digital infrastructure to secure Ireland’s economic competitiveness

Ireland’s Cybersecurity Challenges

Richard Browne, Director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will discuss Ireland’s cybersecurity challenges.

Digital Fairness and the Digital Economy: Can Europe strike the right balance?   

This panel will discuss how policies that ensure digital fairness can be balanced with efforts to boost Europe’s digital competitiveness

Internet Shutdowns: Endangered Communities, Silenced Stories

This event will explore Access Now’s latest report on internet shutdowns and their consequences around the world

Getting Ireland AI-Ready

In this event an expert panel will discuss how Ireland can get ready for the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The Digital Services Act: An Initial Review

An expert panel will discuss the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) to date and will assess the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead

Protecting Consumers in the Digital Age

Associate Professor Marie Jull Sørensen will discuss consumer protection in the digital age

Disinformation and Democracy in a New Era: Can Reality be Rescued?

Nina Jankowicz discusses the evolving threat of disinformation confronting democracies and assesses how democracies can best respond to these challenges.

Enforcing the Artificial Intelligence Act

Lucilla Sioli, Director of the AI Office in the European Commission, discusses the enforcement of the EU’s AI Act.

The AI Act and Europe’s Competitiveness

Kai Zenner, Digital Policy Adviser to Axel Voss MEP, will discuss the EU’s AI Act and its implications for the EU’s competitiveness

Exploring Digital Policy: The Geopolitics of Privacy Policy and Improving Regulation-Making

French-Irish Perspectives on the AI Revolution

Being Human in the Age of AI

Skills in the Digital Age: Equipping Citizens and Workers for the Future

Digital Technologies and the Mental Health of Adolescents

SME Perspectives on European Digital Policy

Sebastiano Toffaletti provides an SME perspective on European digital policy

Digital Society: Life Online in the Shadow of Ireland’s Tech Boom

Aoife Barry discusses her new book about how digitalisation is influencing society and the social consequences of digitalisation.

Digital Markets Act: The Opportunities for European Startups

Eoghan O’Neill, Senior Policy Officer, European Commission will outline how the DMA may help to provide new opportunities for startups in the EU.

Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology

Professor Anu Bradford will discuss the competition between the US, China, and the EU in shaping the realm of digital technologies and how this can influence digital policy worldwide.

Reinventing the Single Market

A keynote address and panel discussion providing expert perspectives on the future of the EU Single Market.

The Future Role of the D9+: Delivering an innovative economy fit for global leadership

Artificial Intelligence: The Emerging Regulatory Regime

In this event, expert panellists will explore the economic and business implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the EU’s AI Act.

The Digital Services Act, Censorship and Online Freedom of Expression

Jacob Mchangama explores the implications of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for online freedom of expression.

Reflections on 5 Years of Application of the GDPR

Keynote Address by Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon

Understanding Artificial Intelligence: What It Is and Where We Are Going

In his address to the IIEA, Professor Michael Wooldridge will discuss Artificial Intelligence technologies including the social implications and risks posed by these technologies.

Digital Skills in Europe

Rehana Schwinninger-Ladak discusses the work of the European Commission in relation to the promotion of digital skills.

Safeguarding Media Pluralism and Independence in the Digital Age: Ireland in Context

In this event an expert panel discusses how the European Media Freedom Act will affect the digitalisation of the media and how this Act might help to protect media independence and pluralism.

Global Digital Policy: The United Nations, International Digital Policy and the Global Digital Compact

Amandeep Singh Gill, the United Nations (UN) Envoy on Technology discusses the UN’s work in relation to the digital transition, international digital policy and the planned Global Digital Compact.

European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles: A Human-Centric Vision of Digital Transformation

Thibaut Kleiner outlines the vision underpinning the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles and explains how it is intended to provide a framework for the future of EU digital policy.

Digital Policy Diplomacy: The EU’s digital policy relationship with the United States and the digital technology sector

Gerard de Graaf, the EU’s newly appointed Senior Envoy for Digital policy to the U.S. will discuss how the EU can cooperate with the U.S. Government and leading technology companies to address digital policy challenges.

Censorship and Free Speech in the Digital Age

A webinar presentation by Jillian York, Director for International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation

Reimagining Reality: Immersive Technologies – Implications, Opportunities and Challenges

This panel will discuss the implications of immersive technologies including Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality or the Metaverse, and assess how to regulate these technologies to protect consumers and promote innovation.

Trustworthy Transfers: The Future of Transatlantic Data Flows

This panel event assesses how the transatlantic data transfer framework can protect the rights of European citizens while ensuring the continued economic benefits of these data flows.

The Age of Algorithms: Ensuring Explainable Fairness

Cathy O’Neil discusses how the potential risks that algorithms pose to equality and social fairness should be addressed using the concept of “Explainable Fairness”.

A Balanced Approach to Digital Regulation in Ireland

Artificial Intelligence: Perceptions and Reality - Accomplishments, Challenges, Prospects, and Risks

Professor Ernest Davis will challenge misperceptions about AI technology and will provide a realistic assessment of the accomplishments, challenges, and risks associated with AI technology.

Enforcing The Digital Markets Act

The Digital Transformation: Addressing Consumer Vulnerability

This expert panel discusses how digital consumer vulnerability can be addressed and regulated while ensuring that technology-enabled innovation can thrive.

How can the EU engage in the information space in times of crisis?

This expert panel discusses how the EU and its Member States can best confront threats in the information space, including disinformation and information manipulation.

The Artificial Intelligence Act: Finding a Balanced Approach

The Future of Remote Working: Working from Anywhere?

In his address to the IIEA, Professor Prithwiraj Choudhury examines the long-term implications of remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic, and assesses the future of remote working post-pandemic.

The Digital Markets Act: Reshaping Europe’s Digital Economy

Following the EU agreement on the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Parliament Rapporteur on the DMA, Andreas Schwab, provides an overview of how the DMA has developed.

International data flows and data protection: Harnessing value and protecting values

In this event an expert panel discusses how Europe can best harness the benefits of international data flows while ensuring the protection of citizens’ fundamental rights.

Digital Policy and the Transatlantic Relationship: Opportunities and Challenges

Frances Burwell discusses the transatlantic relationship in the context of digital policy, and identify opportunities and challenges for EU-US cooperation.

Navigating Europe’s digital transition: Recalibrating industrial policy, EU connectivity and international partnerships

This panel will discuss how the EU can navigate the digital transition while balancing the interests of states, businesses and citizens and balancing, security, citizen’s rights and economic competitiveness.

The Digital Services Act and Online Freedom of Expression

The Digital Markets Act: A law for all seasons or for tomorrow’s digital markets?

This panel will assess the Digital Markets Act’s implications for innovation, competition and entrepreneurship ahead of a key vote in the European Parliament.

The European Chips Act: Will it bring Europe centerstage, or become the side-order everyone regrets?

This panel discussion explores whether the proposed European Chips Act will secure Europe’s supply of chips or whether it will hinder Europe’s productivity

The European Data Act: Harnessing the Value of Europe’s Data

Mr D’Cunha will outline how the European Data Act will seek to ensure that Europe can harness its data for the benefit of its economy and society.

Ireland’s AI Strategy: A Responsible and Inclusive Approach

Minister Troy will discuss how Ireland’s recently launched AI strategy outlines a responsible and inclusive approach for harnessing the benefits of AI

European Digital Sovereignty and the Transatlantic Relationship

Fredrik Erixon will argue that Europe should focus on improving its capacity to use digital technology and should deepen collaborations with like-minded partners instead of following a protectionist approach.

Launch Event: Europe’s Digital Future – Perspectives from Northern Europe

Building Resilience and Prosperity with Cybersecurity

In this address, Lindy Cameron, CEO of the UK NCSC will discuss the role of cybersecurity in building resilience and prosperity both at a domestic and international level.

Digital Innovation in Europe

Regulating Artificial Intelligence: The strategic implications of AI and new technologies

Mr Tudorache will discuss the importance of regulating Artificial Intelligence technologies to ensure that AI will be a global force for good.

WEBINAR: Digital to Drive Irish & European Recoveries?

Digital to Drive Irish & European Recoveries?

Casper Klynge, Vice President for European Government Affairs at Microsoft, will discuss the role that digital technologies can play in driving Irish and European economic recovery.

WEBINAR: A Transatlantic Partnership for Europe’s Digital Future?

A Transatlantic Partnership for Europe’s Digital Future?

Carl Bildt will argue that Europe is falling rapidly behind the US and China in the digital transition and faces a choice between digital sovereignty or a deeper transatlantic partnership.

Security and Democracy in the Digital Era

Mr Ilves will discuss the challenges to security and democracy in the digital era and the importance of international cooperation through organisations such as the European Union.

Countering Online Disinformation: Actions Taken and the Challenges Ahead

WEBINAR: Privacy and the Pandemic: The Role of Data Protection and Data Processing in Fighting COVID-19

Webinar: The EU Cyber Crisis Cooperation Framework – An ENISA Perspective

What the WhatsApp case reveals about the EU’s GDPR enforcement system

The Transition to a New Digital Policy Agenda: EU Digital Policy 2025 – 2026

The European Digital Agenda in 2023

Mapping the European Union’s Digital Agenda for 2022

Accelerating Digital Innovation in Europe

Europe must be ambitious and strategic to take a quantum leap into the Digital Decade

Digital Innovation: An Irish Perspective

Mapping the European Union’s Digital Agenda for 2021

Disinformation in the Digital Age: the need to regulate

Cybersecurity in the age of 5G technology: the EU’s response

Evolving Hybrid Threats: Charting a New Course for Security