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Technology and economics

Peter Altmaier (German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy), Bruno Le Maire, (French Minister for Economy and Finance) and Claudia van Veen (Presenter) present the European data infrastructure project GAIA-X (4/6/2020). Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

GAIA-X: an opportunity for the European digital sovereignty?

In the debate over European digital sovereignty which is still unsolved, GAIA-X features opportunities, challenges, and discrepancies.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
16 Jun 2020 //
6 mins Reading time
San José City Hall, the capital of Silicon Valley. Photo: Thomas Hawk (CC BY-NC 2.0). Elano Blog
Global Spectator Experts Comments

Silicon Valley, in remote mode

Will a remote-working version of Silicon Valley –imposed by the fight against the coronavirus pandemic– be able to maintain its creativity and innovation?

By Andrés Ortega
26 May 2020 //
6 mins Reading time
Russian bots: plenty of interference, but little influence? Social media likes and favourites. Photo: George Pagan III (@gpthree). Elcano Blog
Global Spectator Experts Comments

Russian bots: plenty of interference, but little influence?

Ultimately, Russian, Chinese and other bots may lead to a good deal of meddling and interference, but little in the way of real political influence.

By Andrés Ortega
28 Apr 2020 //
4 mins Reading time
MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM teamLab Borderless, Tokyo (Japan). Photo: rabbit_akra (CC BY 2.0). Elcano Blog
Technology and economics Experts Comments

Digital truce at times of post-crisis

In the case of the current coronavirus crisis, cyberspace and complex digital-based world are testing terrains, playgrounds, and trial and error processes.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
27 Apr 2020 //
6 mins Reading time
Lobby of the closed Grand Lisboa Hotel Casino venue during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in Macau. Photo: Macau Photo Agency (@macauphotoagency)
Technology and economics Analyses

A coordinated, unlimited and flexible insurance policy to respond to the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic requires a coordinated global response. This analysis highlights some of the main components.

By Gonzalo García Andrés
08 Apr 2020 //
21 mins Reading time
Empty streets en Milan (Italy) caused by partial quarantine (March 2020). Photo: Alberto Trentanni (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Technology and economics Analyses

Coronavirus: economic threat, political response and implications

What will be the economic impact of the coronavirus and what economic policy responses are required by this unprecedented situation?

By Federico Steinberg
03 Apr 2020 //
16 mins Reading time
Infodemic, Person with a mask and a mobile phone. Photo: engin akyurt (@enginakyurt). Elcano Blog
Global Spectator Experts Comments

Infodemic and mediademic

Amid the coronavirus crisis there is also an overload of information, something that the Director General of the WHOdescribed as an 'infodemic'.

By Andrés Ortega
31 Mar 2020 //
6 mins Reading time
Big Tech map. Photo: Dunk (CC BY 2.0). Elcano Blog
Technology and economics Experts Comments

Big Tech companies and States: policy or politics?

Big Tech companies are playing an increasingly strategic, decision-level and geopolitical role. But there are still three main questions to be solved.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
02 Mar 2020 //
6 mins Reading time
Inequality in Spain. Photo: Antonio Marín Segovia (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Technology and economics Experts Comments

Inequality in Spain: let’s focus on the poor

The debate on inequality has intensified in Spain in the aftermath of the economic crisis. There is good reason for that.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
26 Jul 2019 //
5 mins Reading time

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