Forum. The European Digital Single Market

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Intereconomics publishes papers dealing with economic and social policy issues in or affecting Europe. The journal consists of the sections Editorial, Forum, Articles, and Letter from America.

The Editorial contains brief comments on current questions of economic policy.

In the Forum, several authors (researchers, politicians, representatives of trade unions and of employers associations, etc.) voice their opinions on one particular current economic policy problem.

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Intereconomics has an editorial process which allows it to quickly publish timely papers while they can still inform and influence policy makers. The editorial board of Intereconomics works in close cooperation with the editorial board of its sister publication Wirtschaftsdienst – Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, which is published in German.In 2015 the European Commission adopted the Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy, aiming to establish common European data protection rules, reform telecoms rules and modernise copyright rules, among other goals.

The authors in this Forum review the progress made thus far and explore the opportunities for further improvements to the EU's digital regulatory framework. How can the DSM ensure data privacy and online consumer protection? What degree of harmonisation of rules in the 28 member states is necessary? Can small businesses take advantage of the potential benefits of big data, or are these benefits limited to large companies that can afford to invest in the proper analysis of the data? What lessons can the EU draw from experiences in other parts of the world? Perhaps most importantly, how can the DSM be optimised to support European innovation and economic growth?

The following articles are published in the Forum:

+ Will the DSM Strategy Spur Innovation? by Andrea Renda
+ Economic Implications of Further Harmonisation of Electronic Communications Regulation in the EU by J. Scott Marcus and Christian Wernick
+ GDPR: A Step Towards a User-centric Internet? by Joanna Mazur, Michal Palinski and Maciej Sobolewski
+ Detours on the Path to a European Big Data Economy, by
Barbara Engels
+ Regulatory Federalism and Broadband Divergence: Implications of Invoking Europe in the Making of Canadian Telecom Policy, by Reza Rajabiun and Catherine Middleton
+ A European Agenda for Smart Consumer Protection Rules for Digital Services, by Alexandre de Streel

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ESO: Key Source: Digital Single Market http://www.europeansources.info/record/digital-single-market-bringing-down-barriers-to-unlock-online-opportunities/

ESO: Background information: Mid-term review of the Digital Single Market strategy, 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/mid-term-review-of-the-digital-single-market-strategy/

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