Navigating Europe’s digital transition

The Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands and the Institute of International and European Affairs in Ireland are pleased to present the public webinar: Navigating Europe’s digital transition: Recalibrating industrial policy, EU connectivity and international partnerships. This event is part of a transnational project called Europe’s Digital Future, which is coordinated by the IIEA and which is supported by Google. The project aims to explore the concept of digital sovereignty and what future it might herald for the EU and for small, open economies.

Governments around the world are struggling to deal with the rapid development of digital technologies and the various policy challenges to which these technologies give rise. How can policymakers balance the interests of states, businesses and citizens? How can privacy and consumer protection be balanced with state security and economic competitiveness?

In this webinar, European policymakers and experts will discuss the state of play within the EU and assess how to best navigate the digital transition. The panel will particularly examine topics such as the European Commission’s Global Gateway strategy, the EU’s industrial policy and the work of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council..

This panel will include:

Maaike Okano-Heijmans, Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute
Erik O Donovan, Head of Digital Economy Policy, Irish Business and Employers Confederation (Ibec)
Heleen Bakker, Director for European and International Affairs in the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

and be moderated by Brigitte Dekker, Associate Fellow, Clingendael Institute

Interested in attending the event?

To register please, follow this link and enter your details via Zoom: https://iiea.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wg4lssHvTMy3E_hcmItbug

This event is part of the Europe’s Digital Future project, which is supported by Google, and it is open to the public to the public and free to attend.