[REPLAY] Is Europe fit for the Digital Age?

On 7th April 2022, Florence G’sell, Directior of the Digital, Governance and Sovereignty Chair took part in the event “Is Europe fit for the Digital Age?” organised by the Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs ( PSIA).

As part of the ‘Digital Decade’ strategy, the EU has stated its ambition is to be “digitally sovereign in an open and interconnected world.” The experience of the pandemic has shown both the upsides of technology – in terms of connectedness, home-working and e-government – and the downsides, in terms of misinformation, disinformation and increasing cyber-attacks. The Ukraine war further highlights the extent to which the digital world is now a contested space, begging further questions about how Europe and the US should work together in the digital realm.

This panel discussion looked at Europe’s path towards digital sovereignty and the challenges it faces to strengthen overall resilience of today’s European digital societies. The panel consisted of Gilles Babinet, advisor on digital issues at Institut Montaigne and entrepreneur, Florence G’sell and Casper Klynge, Vice President for European Government Affairs at Microsoft. It was chaired by Arancha Gonzalez, Dean of PSIA

The replay of the event is available below