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The emergence of new technologies and business models such as data analytics, online platforms, and artificial intelligence has shaken the economy and society at their foundations. Recently, it has become apparent that public authorities must take a pro-active role to define the rules of the newly emerged markets before potential issues and concerns cement. How rules are currently written determines who will exert a stronger influence on the economy and society in the coming years. This is key reason why digital policymakers are currently exposed to tremendous pressure by stakeholders.
This book takes a journey through all the main areas in the digital economy that beg for policy action. Readers may learn about the general features of a digital economy and the EU long term strategic plans to govern it. They may learn about telecom markets, the data economy, the digitization of the public sector, cybersecurity, the platform economy, liability for online content, e-commerce, the sharing economy, the impact of technology on labour markets, digital inequality, disinformation, and artificial intelligence.
This book provides students with the background knowledge and analytical tools necessary to understand, analyse, and assess the impact of EU digital policies on the European economy and society. The approach is both theoretical and applied. The main goal is to prepare students to give informed and economically sound advice to an EU policymaker for digital affairs.
List of contents
- PART 1. TOWARDS A DIGITAL ECONOMY
- 1: A Digital Economy
- 2: Facts About the European Digital Economy
- 3: Technology and the Covid-19 Pandemic
- PART 2. DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
- 4: Connectivity
- 5: The Data Economy
- 6: Digital Government
- 7: Cybersecurity
- PART 3. DIGITAL MARKETS
- 8: An Introduction to Online Platforms
- 9: Online Content and Platform Liability
- 10: E-Commerce
- 11: The Sharing Economy
- PART 4. DIGITAL SOCIETY
- 12: Technology and Employment
- 13: Digital Inequality
- 14: Disinformation in the Digital Age
- 15: Artificial Intelligence
- Appendix 1. Microeconomics: A Toolkit
About the author
Mario Mariniello is Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Natolin and the University of Namur where he teaches Digital Economic Policy. He has also been Senior Fellow at the Brussels-based independent economic think-tank Bruegel, where he launched and led the "Future of Work and Inclusive Growth" project. This project analyses the impact of artificial intelligence on the nature, quantity, and quality of work, welfare systems, and inclusive growth at large. Mario has also been Digital Adviser at the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC), a European Commission in-house think-tank that operated under the authority of former EC President Jean-Claude Juncker, and a member of the Chief Economist Team at DG-Competition, the European Commission's antitrust department. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Organization from the European University Institute of Fiesole (Florence) and a M.Sc. in Economics from CORIPE (Turin).
Summary
The emergence of new technologies and business models has required a pro-active role from public authorities in defining the rules of evolving markets before issues cement. This book surveys the key areas of the digital economy that demand policy action, such as AI, cybersecurity, and e-commerce, and the EU long term strategic plans to govern them.
