TechREG Chronicle

Dear Readers,   This Chronicle explores the rapidly evolving intersection of foreign direct investment and technology, a space where traditional assumptions about openness, control, and market integration are being fundamentally...

Because technological change outpaces governments’ ability to regulate, the U.S. government often adapts existing regulatory tools to address national security risk presented by emerging technologies, rather than developing new and...

Foreign direct investment (“FDI”) in advanced technology is no longer treated in Europe as a neutral flow of capital. In sectors such as aerospace, AI, semiconductors, and secure connectivity, ownership,...

The landscape of foreign direct investment screening has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade. What was once a relatively niche area of international law – focused on industries...

This article examines the legal grey zones that arise in applying FDI screening to technology investments in Belgium. The article highlights two particularly thorny issues: when asset deals—especially those involving...

Dear Readers,   This Chronicle brings together contributions that explore the evolving relationship between industrial policy, competition, regulation & technological change from complementary angles. To open this edition, we present...

In this edition of CPI Talks, we have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Michael Mandel, Vice President and Chief Economist at the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington D.C. Thank...

This article argues that regulation and innovation in the European Union can be mutually reinforcing when guided by science-for-policy. In light of concerns about Europe’s competitiveness and innovation gap, it...

As countries around the world rush to encourage greater investment and growth in their domestic AI industries, we argue that unless governments develop industrial policy strategies centered on strengthening democratic...

In this article we outline below where we are, where we have come from, and where we may be going in digital markets. The following discusses the role that government...

Europe invests billions in tech sovereignty while public procurement (representing 14 percent of GDP annually) systematically channels contracts to the very foreign providers these policies aim to break dependence from....

Industrial policy has been used throughout history in some form or other by most countries. Yet, it remains one of the most contentious issues among policy makers and economists alike....