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Digital Transformation and Big Tech Regulation

Interest Groups
Regulation
Business
Taru Haapala
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) - The Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM)
Florian Spohr
Universität Stuttgart
Interest Groups, Social Movements, Advocacy and Elite Networks

Abstract

This panel examines how digital transformation and AI technologies are reshaping government-public relations and the challenges this poses for regulating Big Tech and AI applications in the EU and beyond. It brings together perspectives on competition, data governance, democracy, and innovation to assess the effectiveness and future direction of emerging regulatory frameworks.

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