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Big Tech Firms and International Relations Big Tech Containment Policies of the European Union

Big Tech Firms and International Relations : Big Tech Containment Policies of the European Union [The European Union is one of the largest economies and most important actors in world politics, and its technology policies are critical. This chapter begins by introducing the digital strategy of the European Union in the context of the rapid development of digital technology and increasingly fierce international competition. In the defense of European interests and values, digital sovereigntyDigital sovereignty is becoming a guiding principle for European countries as they try to deal with the tide of the digital economy and the great technological changes. To accelerate the establishment of a single digital marketDigital market, the European Union has introduced a series of legislative systems and unified management rules to eliminate barriers to the access and implementation of online activities and to ensure fair competition in the digital field. However, the European Union faces a range of internal and external challenges. Externally, the European Union has been deeply affected by the technological competition between China and the United States. Compared with these two competitors,Competitor Europe is taking a more cautious approach to digital development. The European Union regulates the digital industry and accelerates the R&D of core technologies to improve the digital competitiveness of its member states. This chapter proceeds to elaborate on the conflicts of interest between EU countries, European companies, and the stockholders of Big Tech firmsBig Tech firms. The battle between EricssonEricsson, Huawei, NokiaNokia, and SamsungSamsung for 5G supremacy in Europe is then described. Even though EU member states have high levels of education and the consumption of high-technology productsHigh-technology products, the European Union has begun to exercise greater legal control over technology companies based in the United States and China. At the same time, the European Union confronts a range of internal challenges to its digital development: development levels are uneven across Europe, the decision-making process is complex and lengthy, and many of the new rules introduced in recent years have proven inadequate to remove the obstacles to the creation of an effective single digital market. The European Union thus faces many challenges in building its digital future, and much work remains.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Springer Nature Singapore
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
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978-981-19-3681-4
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71 –92
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10.1007/978-981-19-3682-1_3
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[The European Union is one of the largest economies and most important actors in world politics, and its technology policies are critical. This chapter begins by introducing the digital strategy of the European Union in the context of the rapid development of digital technology and increasingly fierce international competition. In the defense of European interests and values, digital sovereigntyDigital sovereignty is becoming a guiding principle for European countries as they try to deal with the tide of the digital economy and the great technological changes. To accelerate the establishment of a single digital marketDigital market, the European Union has introduced a series of legislative systems and unified management rules to eliminate barriers to the access and implementation of online activities and to ensure fair competition in the digital field. However, the European Union faces a range of internal and external challenges. Externally, the European Union has been deeply affected by the technological competition between China and the United States. Compared with these two competitors,Competitor Europe is taking a more cautious approach to digital development. The European Union regulates the digital industry and accelerates the R&D of core technologies to improve the digital competitiveness of its member states. This chapter proceeds to elaborate on the conflicts of interest between EU countries, European companies, and the stockholders of Big Tech firmsBig Tech firms. The battle between EricssonEricsson, Huawei, NokiaNokia, and SamsungSamsung for 5G supremacy in Europe is then described. Even though EU member states have high levels of education and the consumption of high-technology productsHigh-technology products, the European Union has begun to exercise greater legal control over technology companies based in the United States and China. At the same time, the European Union confronts a range of internal challenges to its digital development: development levels are uneven across Europe, the decision-making process is complex and lengthy, and many of the new rules introduced in recent years have proven inadequate to remove the obstacles to the creation of an effective single digital market. The European Union thus faces many challenges in building its digital future, and much work remains.]

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