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The Rights to Privacy and Data Protection and Facial Recognition Technology in the Global North

In this article, published in the book ‘Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights’ edited by Alberto Quintavalla and Jeroen Temperman (Oxford University Press), Research Associate Natalia Menéndez González reflects on the interplay between the rights...

This paper discusses the need for a strategic rethinking of the policies that promote 5G development and deployment in Europe, as they are crucial in determining the future impact of 5G and later also 6G on the digital economy. Considering the current state of 5G deployment and insights that have emerged from the debate on 5G technological leadership, we discuss the need for a more effective and proactive policy from the European Union in this field. The main suggestion is to develop an industrial policy that contrasts fragmentation in the telecommunications sector by taking the whole European Union as the scale of action, instead of just the individual member states.

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  • The need for a strategic rethinking of the policies that promote 5G development and deployment in Europe.
  • The paper we discuss the need for a more effective and proactive policy from the European Union in this field.
  • The main suggestion is to develop an industrial policy that contrasts fragmentation in the telecommunications sector by taking the whole European Union as the scale of action, instead of just the individual member states.
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