Data plays a prominent role in the digital economy, as being able to use data to develop or improve innovative products or services is a key competitive parameter. Consequently, an increasing call for more data sharing is being made in the EU. However, this might create tensions with the policy...

The data-driven economy has created major challenges for antitrust enforcers. While it has produced valuable new consumer services, the rise of powerful digital platforms, which still operate in a largely unregulated environment, has also created new dangers for society. In addition to the usual...

Data processing by businesses in digital markets is being scrutinized, by both Data Protection Authorities and Competition Regulators, albeit for different reasons. Sometimes pro-privacy policies may limit competition while pro- competition measures may dilute privacy. At other times, an...

In 2010 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began an effort called for in the National Broadband Plan to improve the availability of information for consumers about their broadband services. The Measuring Broadband America program brought together the FCC's contractor, interested...

Smart city technology has its value and its place; it isn’t automatically or universally harmful. Urban challenges and opportunities addressed via smart technology demand systematic study, examining general patterns and local variations as smart city practices unfold around the world. Smart...

The rise of 'smart' - or technologically advanced - cities has been well documented, while governance of such technology has remained unresolved. Integrating surveillance, AI, automation, and smart tech within basic infrastructure as well as public and private services and spaces raises a...