Welcome to the July 2022 Citizen Tech, InformationWeek’s monthly policy bulletin. This month we are looking at the triumph of Biden’s semiconductor bill, long held up in the Senate; discussions at the SEC over crypto tokens and securities law; Russia’s one-sided information war; interesting results from a census of European digital business; data privacy for women in states that ban abortion; airport infrastructure; and Elon Musk being Elon Musk.
The digital space is a key battleground in today’s global power struggles. For the EU to become a global player in the geopolitics of technology, it needs an ambitious external digital strategy – one that allows it to secure its interests, values, and standing in a world of intensifying geo-technological competition
The EU cannot play a direct military role in Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine. But, through its support for Ukraine in the digital realm, the union can establish itself as a leader in global tech geopolitics.