IEU Dossier Internet Governance Update May 2021

Content of this Update:

MAY 2021

• President von der Leyen’s speech at the 2021 Digital Assembly: “Leading the Digital Decade”
• Europe’s Digital Decade: EU Commission launches consultation and discussion on EU digital principles
• MEPs to call for more support for digital innovation and use of AI

# IGF

• IGF 2021 Guide to Issues and Policy Questions
• IGF 2021 Call to Apply for Village Booths

# ITU

• Future wireless networks to crypto privacy: ITU Journal shares new research
• Can AI be made trustworthy?

# EIDAS

• EU Commission proposes a trusted and secure Digital Identity for all Europeans – 3/6/2021
• EU Commission Q&A: Trusted and secure Digital Identity for all Europeans -3/6/2021
• Piraten: Europäische Digitale Identifizierung muss dezentral und datenschutzfreundlich werden!
• Bitkom zur einheitlichen europäischen digitalen ID

# E-CODEX

• Digitalisation of justice: Council approves its mandate for negotiations on the e-CODEX system – 7/6/2021

# DATA GOVERNANCE

• EU Commission seeks views on data sharing – 3/6/2021
• EP DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European data governance (Data Governance Act) – 11/5/2021

# DMA/DSA

• EP DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) – Committee on Culture and Education – 1/6/2021
• EP DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy – 1/6/2021
• Die Linke zum Digital Services Act: Kuschelkurs mit BigTech beenden – 1/6/2021
• EP Think tank: Briefing – Digital markets act – 2(/5/2021
• ST 8570 2021 INIT Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market for Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC – Progress report – 14/5/2021
• EP Research: Digital markets act [EU Legislation in Progress] – 6/5/2021
• EP DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act)
• EP DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Single Market for Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC
• New CER insight ‘Taming ‘Big Tech’: How the Digital Markets Act should identify gatekeepers

# GDPR

• European Commission adopts new tools for safe exchanges of personal data – 4/6/2021
• Data protection: MEPs urge the Commission to amend UK adequacy decisions

# CYBERSECURITY

• Cyberspace: EU and Ukraine launch dialogue on cybersecurity – 3/6/2021
• EU Parliament to call for higher EU security against cyber threats – 3/6/2021
• EP MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade – 3/6/2021
• At a Glance – Recent cyber-attacks and the EU’s cybersecurity strategy for the digital decade – 2/6/2021
• EP Oral question – The EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade – 28/5/2021
• EEAS on Cyberspace: Strengthening cooperation in promoting security and stability
• EU Commission makes €11 million available to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities and cooperation
• First visit of Security Union Vice-President Margaritis Schinas to ENISA and announcement of ‘Team EU’ for the first Cyber World Cup

# COPYRIGHT

• New EU copyright rules that will benefit creators, businesses and consumers start to apply – 4/6/2021
• EU Commission Q&A: New EU copyright rules – 4/6/2021

# FIGHTING TERRORISM ONLINE

• EU Commission: EU rules on removing terrorist content online enter into force – 7/6/2021
• Fighting terrorist content online: President von der Leyen to deliver video message at Christchurch Call summit on Friday

# AI (GOVERNANCE PART)

• Bruegel: Algorithmic management is the past, not the future of work

# DIGITAL TAXATION

• CCIA Statement on USTR Announcement on Digital Tax Investigations – 2/6/2021

# EU PARLIAMENT

• Data protection: MEPs urge the Commission to amend UK adequacy decisions – 1/6/2021
• EP Study – Research for CULT Committee – Europe’s media in the digital decade – An action plan to support recovery and transformation in the news media sector – 3/5/2021
• EP Study – Challenges and limits of an open source approach to Artificial Intelligence – 30/4/2021

# EU COUNCIL

• Main results of the Telecommunications Council on 4 June 2021

# EU MEMBER STATES

– FRANCE

• Renforcer le “Digital Markets Act” – 31/5/2021

– GERMANY

• BSI: Neues IT-Sicherheitsgesetz ebnet Weg für eine moderne Cyber-Sicherheit in Deutschland 28/5/2021
• Bundesrat: Mehr Rechtsklarheit beim Schutz der Privatsphäre in der Telekommunikation – 28/5/2021

# THINKTANKS AND RESEARCH

– CER

• Can the EU set a global rulebook for Big Tech? – 1/6/2021

# STAKEHOLDERS

– ETNO

• Digital Policy Day –  22/6/2021

– AMCHAM EU

• AmCham EU Position paper: Joint statement to the 27 May Competitiveness Council on the Digital Markets Act (DMA)

– CENTER FOR DATA INNOVATION

• European Digital Identity Will Spur Digital Transformation, Reduce Costs, and Improve Privacy – Center for Data Innovation – 4/6/2021

– CIRCLE ID

• Centrality and the Internet – CircleID – 7/6/2021
• Your Cybersecurity is Only as Strong as Your Weakest Vendor – CircleID – 26/5/2021

– CCIA

• CCIA Statement on the European Commission’s Copyright Guidelines – 4/6/2021
• CCIA Reacts To European Parliaments Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act Reports – 4/6/2021

– ACT

• ACT Position Paper on DSA – Initial remarks and executive summary on key areas of focus for broadcasters

– BITKOM

• Bitkom Position Paper on DORA 2.0 – 31/5/2021

# OTHER COUNTRIES

– UNITED KINGDOM

• Speech: Digital Government – UK Cabinet Office
• Data transfers to the UK and US: concern over EU citizens’ privacy
• MEP MOTIONs FOR A RESOLUTION on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom
• AMENDMENTS  – MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom – 17/5/2021

– SWITZERLAND

• Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis : “Digitalisation – an opportunity for Europe’s democratic values” – 21/5/2021

# COMPANIES

– FACEBOOK

• Antitrust: EU Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct of Facebook – 4/6/2021
• EU-Abgeordneter Markus Ferber (EVP/CSU) zum Wettbewerbsverfahren gegen Facebook – 4/6/2021
• EU Commission to assess proposed acquisition of Kustomer by Facebook

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