digital economy regulation

Comprised of four complementary initiatives, the European Technological Sovereignty Package outlines a set of instruments to strengthen Europe's capacity in cloud and AI, semiconductors and open source software. A legislative proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) aims to expand EU’s data centre capacity, while introducing a single EU-wide assessment framework for cloud and AI sovereignty, determining criteria for trusted cloud computing services in public procurement.

Participants at the Connect Europe policy summit agreed on the need to strengthen the security and resilience of telecommunications infrastructure. While there was broad consensus on the CSA2’s objective of reducing reliance on high-risk suppliers in critical telecom networks, participants debated the proportionality and practical implications of the proposed measures. They raised concerns about the lack of differentiation between different risk levels across network components, the costs of equipment replacement, the potential impact on service continuity and the availability of alternative suppliers.

BEREC organised a workshop on combating fraud, gathering regulators and industry representatives. In addition to sharing experience in implementing national measures, participants agreed on the need for international cooperation and a clear regulatory framework.

This edition features news about the European Commission’s €200m fine imposed on Temu and the Commission’s consultation on the draft guidelines on trusted flaggers under the Digital Services Act; the adoption of templates for reporting cybersecurity incidents under the NIS2 Directive; and updates of Digital Economy Benchmarks on cybersecurity and digital taxation. It also lists events taking place this week.

The Argentinian National Cybersecurity Centre approved the technical requirements and standards that national public sector entities must follow when developing and implementing contingency planning policies, contingency plans, and back-up data centres. The rules include the definition of different levels of system criticality, each with differing requirements, and set out that back-up data centres must be located in Argentina.

This edition features news about the Commission’s consultation on the draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems under the AI Act, and the Commission's launch of the review of copyright rules. It also lists events taking place this week.