GRID
The Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation, Digital Economy (GRID) unit explores policy and regulatory challenges in the areas of better regulation, internal market, research and innovation policy, competition policy, industrial policy and competitiveness, global governance, sustainability, trade and the digital economy.
CEPS Staff involved
Next is the list of our inhouse experts working in this unit.
Andrea Renda is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and…
Alexandra Campmas is an Associate Researcher at CEPS, where she focuses on better regulation and…
Weinian Hu is a Research Fellow in the Regulatory Policy unit at CEPS. Her research…
Nadina Iacob is a Researcher within the Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation, and Digital Economy unit…
Moritz Laurer is a Researcher in the Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation, Digital Economy (GRID) unit…
Jeanne Métivier is Associate Researcher at CEPS, where she focuses on better regulation and analysis…
Ada is Project Officer in the Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and Digital Economy (GRID) Unit.…
Jacques Pelkmans is an Associate Senior Fellow at CEPS. Jacques studied economics at Tilburg University,…
Lorenzo Pupillo is an Associate Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Cybersecurity @CEPS Initiative.…
Felice Simonelli is a Senior Research Fellow at CEPS and he heads the Policy Evaluation…
Hien Vu holds a Master in Development Economics and International Project Management at the University…
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Related In Brief
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In the present economic crisis, no sector is suffering more than aviation. A wide range of activities have come to…
An economic depression is looming, on the tails of the pandemic. The IMF sees a massive contraction of the global…
As the COVID-19 outbreak rages across the world, governments have started observing the effectiveness of different approaches to ‘flatten the…
It’s been dubbed the “World’s Hottest Economic Debate” according to the New York Times. How should companies be taxed in…
If 2020 is, as many define it, the ‘super year’, then 19 February is likely to stand out as a ‘super…
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Globalisation and digitalisation, together with concerns over corporate tax avoidance, have sparked an international debate about whether tax rules are…
Is blockchain a magic wand that can answer the many ills plaguing the digital world, from privacy protection to cyber…
Digital is reshaping all aspects of society, including the way public administrations work with one another and how public services…
It was a €2 billion tax scam. Not perpetrated in a faraway underdeveloped country, but in the heart of Europe…
5G technologies are portrayed as the new Holy Grail of wireless services: a new breed of digital applications that will…
Science, ideally, knows no border and obeys no political agenda. But governments have used science in the past for propaganda…
Related Publications
Here are the latest publications related to this topic.
How to Fully Reap the Benefits of the Internal Market for E-Commerce?
New economic opportunities and challenges for digital services 20 years after the adoption of the e-Commerce Directive Policy
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity
Task Force Evaluation of the HLEG Trustworthy AI Assessment List (Pilot Version)
Feasibility Study: Introducing “One-In-One-Out” in the European Commission
Final Report for the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Just a little Brexit?
‘Alternative (customs) arrangements’ and the Withdrawal Agreement
Competitiveness of the renewable energy sector
Part 2 - Competitiveness of corporate sourcing of renewable energy
Related Projects
Here are the latest projects by this unit.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been deep and wide. In spite of unprecedented efforts to understand the COVID-19…
The Hidden Treasures Program, a joint initiative by Donald Kalff and Andrea Renda launched in the fall of 2019, aims…
The Integrated Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan sets outs 10 priority actions to accelerate the transformation of the EU’s energy…
The ultimate objectives of TRIGGER are to provide EU institutions with knowledge and tools to enhance their actorness, effectiveness and…
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is conducting the study “Big Data and B2B platforms: the next…
The project aims to (i) provide a consistent, comprehensive and transparent understanding of the global RE supply chain; (ii) identify…
Green Steel for Europe supports the EU towards achieving the 2030 climate and energy targets and the 2050 long-term strategy…
Seismic changes in global geopolitics, the rapid rise of global production networks, increasing disputes surrounding trade integration initiatives and challenges…
The Study to support an Impact Assessment of Regulatory Requirements for Artificial Intelligence in Europe consists of 3 parts: 1.)…
The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) places an obligation on Member States to promote the availability to final customers of high-quality…
The Directorate general for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) has commissioned Centre for European Policy…
The study analyses the role of e-commerce in the Internal Market and provides a framework to answer the question of…
The primary objective of the project was to write a report, analysing the potential contribution of the Internet of Things…
This project has been commissioned by DG EMPL to map the opportunities and challenges for micro and small enterprises in…
The study provided an analysis of the EU’s instruments to tackle aggressive tax planning and harmful tax practices. The study…
i+ii.) Objectives and tasks: The study looked at the many ways in which digital solutions can be implemented on the…
CEPS, in cooperation with COWI, prepared a large study on the competitiveness of the renewable energy sector for DG ENER…
CEPS carried out this study for the Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption of the European Economic and…
This Report, a joint effort between Donald Kalff and a group of CEPS researchers led by Andrea Renda, aims at…
In compliance with Article 13 of Decision (EU) 2015/2240 establishing the ISA2 programme, the interim evaluation assessed the relevance, effectiveness,…
This Study presents an evaluation of the implementation of the innovation principle, limited to two of its three components, i.e.…
Over the past few decades, new digital platforms such as China’s Alibaba, Japan’s Rakuten and the U.S.’s eBay have grown…
The H2020 MAKERS project aimed at bringing together leaders from business, academia and policy to study issues related to the…
Germany’s Network Enforcement Act, or NetzDG law represents a key test for combatting hate speech on the internet. Under the…
In September 2019 Europe’s financial markets will undergo a revolution. From that date, the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will require…
Based on primary data collected from 189 plants over a 10-year period (2008-2017) via an email survey and follow-up interviews,…
This Study serves as the Final Report for the DG TAXUD Project “Study contributing to an Impact Assessment on Council…
More than 3.5 billion people use the Internet today, up from a mere 738 million in 2000, according to a…
This Study contributes to filling the knowledge gap on tech transfer in Europe by providing more information on licencing practices…
This document contains a proposal by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) for preparing an impact assessment of possible…
Drafting of a Policy brief for the European Parliament, INCOM Committee, on fake news. Fake news is certainly not a…
European air travel has witnessed a tremendous evolution since the late 1990s following the liberalisation process, with many new entrants…
The conference explored ways in which digital technologies can contribute to the resilience of EU society, with specific emphasis on…
CEPS was commissioned to perform the study-project “Online talent platforms, labour market intermediaries and the changing world of work”, which…
This report presents the assessment of the impacts of a potential EU measure on cash payment restrictions (either a prohibition…
The purpose of this Study was to contribute to the Impact Assessment of a possible revision of Council Directive 1992/83/EEC…
The study analyses the experience of China and the EU in bridging the digital divide. It is based on desk…
In compliance with Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 250/2014 establishing the Hercule III Programme, the Evaluation Roadmap prepared by…
The Study consists of two components. The first one concerns an assessment of the status of implementation, covering both the…
This study was conducted for the European Parliament IMCO Committee. After setting out the background of recent EU initiatives in…
Digitalisation is transforming business landscapes and the world of work, and redefining the boundaries of production, consumption and distribution. This…
A Cumulative Cost Assessment (CCA) aims to identify, assess and, where possible, quantify the cumulative cost generated by selected areas…
This report, commissioned by RegWatchEurope, looks at the feasibility of a Commission’s initiative aimed at adopting reduction targets for regulatory…
The study arose from a need to revise the application of the Mutual Recognition principle and the implementation of the…
Andrea Renda was selected as an international expert for this action, with three main tasks: - Perform a study on…
As technology and new business models evolve at a breath-taking pace in various sectors of the economy, governments are becoming…
A key platform for the EU’s economy over the coming decades will be the consolidation of an online eCommerce market…
This report analyses the proposed reform of the e-communications regulatory framework presented by the European Commission in September 2016. While…
The study provides a stocktaking exercise of the state of play in the Digital Single Market and offers a critical…
This report considers potential policy options to promote ‘systemic innovation’ that foster decarbonisation, with a specific focus on the EU.…
The European Commission has invited the Technopolis Group, the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) and the Centre for European Policy Studies…
The study consists of a Fitness Check on the Construction Sector in the policy areas of Internal Market and Energy…
The purpose of this project was to assess, in an empirical and factual manner, the recent functioning of ASEM ever…
The general objective of this study is to complement and support the Commission roadmap following the Green Paper for the…
This study examines energy prices for a selection of five energy-intensive sectors of EU industry: i) steel; ii) aluminium (primary…
Regulation has for a long time been considered mainly as an obstacle to innovation, especially with respect to rules that…
The ancient Silk Road consisted of a network of paths, mountain passes and ‘branches’ used by daring traders to connect…
CEPS worked with the Thai National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission to develop a strategy for its future Internet Policy. The…
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is an effort by the United States and the European Union to reposition…
This study provides an ex-post evaluation of the EU copyright framework as provided by EU Directive 29/2001 on Copyright in…