Digital Power Europe?
Assessing the European Union's Role in Shaping Global AI Governance
About
The European Union (EU) plays a key role in shaping global digital norms, notably through initiatives like Convention 108, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). These efforts have had significant extraterritorial impact, influencing digital governance beyond EU borders. Yet, there is limited research on how effectively the EU's norms and regulations are adopted globally. This project uses a mixed-method approach to examine the EU's influence as a norm- and regulation-shaper in digital governance, focusing specifically on AI. It aims to contribute to a growing stream of academic literature on the EU's role as a norm-shaper and a regulation-shaper in digital governance, with a specific focus on the case of AI governance. Additionally, the project seeks to provide policy-makers and business sectors with new insights into the effectiveness of the EU's extraterritorial influence and the "diffuse-ability" of the EU's AI governance model.
Partner institutions
- University of Lincoln
- Northeastern University London