The Internet of Things (IoT) is developing rapidly and may challenge conventional business, market, policy and societal models. In particular, the economic, socio-political, legal and technological governance of the internet is based on assumptions about rational choice, market forces and...

The rapidly-developing Internet of Things (IoT) may challenge conventional business, market, policy and societal models. This report to the European Commission aims to inform a consistent European policy stance capable of fostering a dynamic and trustworthy IoT that meets these challenges. The...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, examines the available mechanisms for personal data transfers between the EU and the UK after Brexit. The study shows that an adequacy...

With the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme coming to an end in 2020, the question of the long-term sustainability of the CEF-funded Digital Service Infrastructures (DSIs) beyond the programme needs to be addressed. The objective of this study was to assist policy makers in selecting the...

Service Level Agreements for cloud computing services Study about standards terms and performance criteria in service level agreements (SLA) for cloud computing services (SMART 2013/0039) This document is the final report which has been prepared by time.lex and Spark in the European Commission's...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, examines the available mechanisms for personal data transfers between the EU and the UK after Brexit. The study shows that an adequacy...

A central objective of European open data policy is ensuring that the potential value of data, including data made available via open data portals, can be optimally realised. Reducing or eliminating any constraints that impede open use of such data is a critical step in achieving this objective:...

This paper is aimed to provide an in-depth analysis of the European VAT regime applicable to electronically supplied services (e.s.s.), as regards, in particular, what kind of services can be considered as e.s.s. and where they are taxed, taking into account B2B and B2C transactions. Apart from...

The scope of the article is to analyse to what extent some traditional tools developed in the area of tax and competition law for big companies can be applied to SME clusters in order to promote their development. The focus of the research, in particular, will be, on one side, on group taxation...

The 2003 Directive on Re-Use of Public Sector Information (PSI Directive) contributed to change Public Sector Bodies' approach towards data, making them more open and re-usable. Further modifications in the Directive in 2013 also helped public authorities to become key players in the rising data...