K2SP 3215 - Regulation and Digital Economy in practice

As “software is eating the world”, Nations want their rules and values to also apply to the digital economy. Classical economic regulatory approaches are strongly challenged, because of fast-changing innovation and worldwide footprint of internet players. Conversely, digital tools can promote self-organization and reduce the need for regulation. The course explores the new forms and fields of public interventions to regulate the digital economy, focusing on content and data regulation in Europe.

Benoît LOUTREL,Bertrand PAILHES

Cours magistral seul

English

Preparation of the sessions.

Students must master basics in micro-economics (theory of competition) and law (hierarchy of norms and institutional environment in Europe and US). They must also be at ease with the digital environment, its supporting technologies and have basic knowledge of its history.

Autumn 2023-2024

Students must prepare 1 practical case study in line with one session, in small group (45%). A mid-term exam in one hour aims at validating the first teachings of the course (45%). Participation counts throughout the course (10%).

The course will provide a panorama of regulatory issues for the digital economy, focusing on content and data regulation in Europe. After an introductory session, each session will be divided in two: a case study presentation by a group of students building on the previous session's content then a class on new content. The course will cover the origin and the basics of digital regulation (e-Commerce, classical economic regulation) then deep dive into new content regulation frameworks (DSA, TCO, etc.), then data regulation (GDPR, DGA, etc.) and finally technology regulation focusing on AI. The two closing sessions will cover the governance of regulation in Europe and the geopolitics of digital regulation between Europe, US and China.