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Following the Draghi and Letta reports, the EU has intensified efforts to advance the Digital Single Market and strengthen the competitiveness of European industry and its technology sector.<\/p>\n<p>These efforts unfold against a backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions and shifting alliances, with the established world order increasingly being challenged. Beyond industrial policy measures aimed at reducing dependencies on non-EU technology providers\u2014most notably US cloud giants\u2014the EU Digital Omnibus package envisages a broad simplification of the EU&#8217;s digital regulatory framework. 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We particularly invite submissions on the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital economics in the age of AI<\/li>\n<li>Market power and ecosystem dynamics in technology markets<\/li>\n<li>Regulation of digital platforms and ecosystems, including the case for regulatory reform<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\" role=\"presentation\">AI\u00a0and the role of data access and digital infrastructure<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Cyber resilience and strategic autonomy<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\" role=\"presentation\">Pathways toward realising the EU Digital Single Market<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\" role=\"presentation\">Diversifying the sources of key resources in the digital economy\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">Contributions on other topics are welcome, provided they engage with questions of digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;open sans var||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><b>Abstract requirement:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">Your abstract, which should be 400 \u2013 500 words on 1 page of A4, should include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Title of the abstract \/ panel session<\/li>\n<li>A clear statement of the research question<\/li>\n<li>Remarks on the methodology adopted in the paper<\/li>\n<li>Outline of (expected) results<\/li>\n<li>1 or 2 key references<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><b>Practical details<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">Your 1-page abstract should be submitted via email to <b><a href=\"mailto:jason.whalley@northumbria.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"moz-txt-link-freetext\" data-outlook-id=\"9e7223ac-f6ab-4ebc-917a-63e4732431fb\" rel=\"noopener\">jason.whalley@northumbria.ac.uk<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\">The deadline for submissions is 7 April 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><b>The event will take place in Madrid, Spain, on 21 and 22 May 2026. 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