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Oct 31
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Cathy Mulligan on Europe’s journey of Di...

Robert Bosch Academy
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How can Europe ensure that digital transformation serves both resilience and justice? In this episode, Cathy Mulligan, Head of Cyber Resilience and Smart Automation at the RISE Research Institute of Sweden and former Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, joins the Robert Bosch Academy’s Pradnya Bivalkar to discuss the chances and challenges for Europe on its journey of digital transformation, how technology can drive resilient, fair and sustainable transitions, and why public interest needs to be at the heart of digital policymaking.X


References

EU AI Act: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/article/20230601STO93804/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence

EU Legislation on Digital, Media & Electronic Communications: https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/digital-media-electronic-communications/legislation_en

Draghi report on EU competitiveness: https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/draghi-report_en

Regime 28: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14674-28th-regime-a-single-harmonized-set-of-rules-for-innovative-companies-throughout-the-EU/public-consultation_en

Estonia’s Digital Ecosystem: https://e-estonia.com/

Digital Sovereignty Movement: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/europe-digital-sovereignty/

Gaia-X: https://gaia-x.eu/about/

Common European Data Spaces: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/data-spaces

Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM): https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/EN/Areas/Telecommunications/Technology/Standardisation/RadioApplications/GSM/GSM_node.html

Google Announcement of Willow Chip Advancement: https://blog.google/technology/research/quantum-echoes-willow-verifiable-quantum-advantage/

New Nordics AI: https://www.newnordics.ai/

Artistic Intelligence: https://aiforgood.itu.int/about-us/artistic-intelligence/

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