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EU policymakers aim to demonstrate Europe’s strength in science and technology on the global stage. But this is a challenge considering that half of the member states are lagging behind in research and innovation. While only a few countries meet the official EU target of investing 3% of their GDP i-on R&D, others still struggle to increase their expenditure significantly.
EU looks to be ahead of the game when it comes to regulating digital content sharing platforms, after EU Council and European Parliament reached a deal on the Digital Services Act (DSA) last weekend. A few days after the policymakers reached agreement, Elon Musk, billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX bought Twitter for $44 billion, saying he would go in the opposite direction and relax the platform’s content moderation policies.
The EU and US have reached an agreement in principle on facilitating data flows, including research data, across the Atlantic. Steady data sharing has been hampered since the EU’s Court of Justice struck down the old rules due to concerns about US government surveillance in July 2020.