Week 3
Question 1 (~30 mins):
The academic paper by Codagnone and Weigl argues that the EU has created a "positive policy bubble" characterised by an oversupply of digital policies and legislative acts.
Drawing from the readings, analyse how different EU digital regulations (DSA, DMA, AI Act, GDPR) interact with each other.
To what extent do these regulations create a coherent digital governance framework, versus generating the kind of regulatory complexity and inconsistency that the authors warn about?
Question 2 (~30 mins):
The EU has created new digital regulations (DSA and DMA) to regulate big tech companies. These laws are supposed to make markets fairer and protect users, but some people worry they might hurt innovation.
Analyse Europe's approach to regulating tech giants.
Do you think Europe's strategy of creating strict rules for big tech companies will help Europe on the path to digital sovereignty?
How does the EU AI Act and the creation of the EU AI Office contribute to this?
