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New ways of oversight for the digital economy
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New ways of oversight for the digital economy

  • February 23, 2021
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ISSUE PAPER | New ways of oversight for the digital economy
SLIDES | New ways of oversight for the digital economy (Alexandre de Streel and Michèle Ledger)

Oversight is a key component of successful regulation. Governments around the world are seeking to regulate digital platforms and – even if the regulatory framework is correct – success could be undermined by a lack of effective oversight. This CERRE Tech, Media, Telcom issue paper discusses how public authorities can oversee the application of the rules by digital platforms and encourage the emergence of an “ecosystem of oversight” with a cooperative relationship between oversight bodies, the platforms and their users to achieve public interest objectives.

With the European Commission’s landmark proposals for the Digital Markets and Digital Services Acts, the supervision of the platform economy in the European Union is set to change. The oversight of platforms is particularly challenging given the key characteristics of the platform economy, such as their global reach, information asymmetry, complex business models and their impact on fundamental rights. This means new ways of oversight need to be applied.

Authors Alexandre de Streel and Michèle Ledger aim to put forward some options for the oversight of the platform economy and to stimulate discussion, setting out the principles for good regulatory framework, authorities and oversight, making proposals for an “ecosystem of oversight”, and suggesting roles for digital technologies, big data and Artificial Intelligence.

This issue paper, which has since been referenced in the European Parliamentary Research Service briefing on the Digital Services Act, was presented and debated during a CERRE online webinar on 23 February 2021.

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Alexandre De Streel (2)
Alexandre de Streel
Academic Director
and University of Namur

Alexandre de Streel is the Academic Director of the digital research programme at the Brussels think-tank Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), professor of European law at the University of Namur and visiting professor at the College of Europe (Bruges) and SciencesPo Paris. He sits in the scientific committees of the Knight-Georgetown Institute (US), the European University Institute-Centre for a Digital Society (Italy) and the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (Germany).

His main research areas are regulation and competition policy in the digital economy (telecommunications, platforms and data) as well as the legal issues raised by the developments of artificial intelligence. He regularly advises the European Union and international organisations on digital regulation.

Previously, Alexandre held visiting positions at New York University Law School, the European University Institute in Florence, Panthéon-Assas (Singapore campus), Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and the University of Louvain. He also worked for the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, the Belgian Permanent Representation to the European Union, and the European Commission. He has also been the chair of the expert group on the online platform economy, advising the European Commission.

Alexandre de Streel is the Academic Director of the digital research programme at the Brussels think-tank Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), professor of European law at the University of Namur and visiting professor at the College of Europe (Bruges) and SciencesPo Paris. He sits in the scientific committees of the Knight-Georgetown Institute (US), the European University Institute-Centre for a Digital Society (Italy) and the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (Germany).

His main research areas are regulation and competition policy in the digital economy (telecommunications, platforms and data) as well as the legal issues raised by the developments of artificial intelligence. He regularly advises the European Union and international organisations on digital regulation.

Previously, Alexandre held visiting positions at New York University Law School, the European University Institute in Florence, Panthéon-Assas (Singapore campus), Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and the University of Louvain. He also worked for the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, the Belgian Permanent Representation to the European Union, and the European Commission. He has also been the chair of the expert group on the online platform economy, advising the European Commission.

Michèle Ledger (1)
Michèle Ledger
Research Fellow
and CRIDS Research Centre, University of Namur

Michèle Ledger is a researcher at the CRIDS research centre of the University of Namur where she also lectures on the regulatory aspects of online platforms at the postmaster degree course (DTIC). She has been working for more than 20 years at Cullen International and leads the company’s Media regulatory intelligence service.

Michèle Ledger is a researcher at the CRIDS research centre of the University of Namur where she also lectures on the regulatory aspects of online platforms at the postmaster degree course (DTIC). She has been working for more than 20 years at Cullen International and leads the company’s Media regulatory intelligence service.

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