.@TheoLenoir writes in Tech Policy Press about the #DSA, and whether it's globally applicable.

Lenoir's main point is that the #DSA's foundations rest firmly on a European notion of universality, and other values (and tensions between them) that play out very differently around the world.

But most interesting for me was the more fundamental issue of trust in regulation. DSA defines a strong state regulator to watch over commercial platforms. And in many places (I would argue, also some inside the EU), these regulators cannot be fully trusted.

We have been facing the same criticism as we have advocated (as @openfuture ) for business-to-govt data sharing rules in the #DataAct

I nevertheless think that we have no other choice but to strengthen the role of states and public institutions in online ecosystems. #SharedDigitalEurope

#BrusselsEffect

https://techpolicy.press/can-the-dsa-be-useful-outside-europe/

Jack Clark has been writing on Twitter about the need of greater public engagement in the AI space.

I followed up on his reading as the topic of public involvement in digital is high on our priority list at @openfuture (#SharedDigitalEurope).

Jack Clark and Jess Whittlestone argue for robust govt monitoring of AI space. I like the point that such monitoring-driven policies would be more dynamic.

Their approach assumes that govts make use of data that is in the open - which would make a good case of the value of OpenX approaches to data, code, research.

But I would push further: the case they describe is a great example why we need Public Data Commons and B2G data sharing.

http://arxiv.org/abs/2108.12427