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Digital Single Market

Fostering the digital transformation of the economy and society and creating the right regulatory environment for data-driven technology is a key priority for AmCham EU.

Our membership represents a wide range of actors in the digital economy, including providers of internet services, software, content, telecommunications and technology equipment, to manufacturing companies and non-tech service providers, among others.

We support the creation of a Digital Single Market where online services, goods and data can move freely.

This is crucial to enable start-ups and technologies to scale-up and make Europe globally competitive. Regulation can play a role in removing market access barriers across the EU, and where market failures exist, ensure fair competition, trust and security. To support investment and innovation and considering the fast-evolving nature of the digital economy, we believe that any regulation must be technology-neutral, targeted and based on global and forward-looking principles.

Questions? Contact Ed Haynes, Policy Adviser (EHA@amchameu.eu)

Shaping the digital marketplace

Competition

Position: Comments on the preliminary report of DG COMP's e-commerce sector inquiry

Consumer agenda

Position: Proposed directive on sales contracts remains unbalanced
Position: Contracts for the supply of digital content
Position: Proposed regulation on geo-blocking

Digital tax

Consultation response: 'Fair taxation of the digital economy'
Consultation response: Reduced VAT rates for electronically supplied publications

Digital networks & services

Infographic: Single Authorisation Regime
Position: Proposal for a new European Electronic Communications Code

Digitisation of the economy

Data economy

Position: Commission Communication 'Building a European Data Economy'

Financial services

Position: FinTech – towards a more innovative and competitive financial sector

Healthcare

Consultation response: Transformation health and care in the Digital Single Market

New & emerging technologies

Position: Fostering Artificial Intelligence in Europe
Position: Cloud Computing: a business reality in Europe

Future of work & skills

The Future of Work, Education and Skills is a 2018 AmCham EU flagship priority. Learn more

Transport

Position: Principles for leveraging connected and automated mobility in Europe

Data protection & privacy

e-Privacy

Infographic: e-Privacy proposal - a roadblock to innovation
Position: e-Privacy Proposal

GDPR implementation

Position: Recommendations on GDPR implementation
Position: WP29 Guidelines on consent
Position: WP29 Guidelines on profiling
Position: WP29 Guidelines on portability, DPOs and lead supervisory authority
Position: WP29 Guidelines on personal data breach notification
Position: WP29 Guidelines on Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
Position: WP29 Guidelines on transparency

Annual Transatlantic Digital Economy Conference

Each year, AmCham EU holds a conference focused on digital issues.

See the highlights from past years:

2016

2015

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Act

Position: The EU Cybersecurity Act Proposal

Cybersecurity strategy

Position: The EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy: recommendations towards a revision

Electronic evidence

Consultation response: Improving cross-border access to electronic evidence in criminal matters

Infographics

American companies investing in digital in Europe

Making technology accessible for people with disabilities

Netherlands: Cows going digital

Watson Internet of Things centre aims to accelerate technological innovation

An academy advancing 21st century skills