Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(DI703) -  Δημήτρης Βαρουτάς Dimitris Varoutas

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

The course Digital Economy, Sovereignty and Sustainability in the EU was designed and developed as a single, coherent teaching module consisting of thirteen lectures. The curriculum follows an integrated “twin transition” perspective, examining how digital technologies shape European economic growth and competitiveness while also enabling (and sometimes complicating) environmental sustainability objectives under EU policy frameworks. At the same time, the course addresses digital sovereignty as a strategic and geopolitical issue, linking economic policy, technological dependencies, and global competition.

The curriculum is structured around four connected pillars:

• Digital transformation and economic growth, focusing on SMEs, startups, productivity impacts, and EU funding/investment instruments.
• Sustainability and digital technologies, linking the European Green Deal to digital solutions such as smart infrastructures, smart cities, and selected blockchain-enabled sustainability use cases.
• Regulatory and policy challenges, including the balancing of growth and innovation with data protection, cybersecurity, and inclusion goals (digital divide and connectivity).
• Sovereignty and geopolitics, analysing EU strategic autonomy and the EU’s positioning in a global digital competition context (EU-US-China dynamics).

The design of the curriculum ensured:

• Logical progression from EU policy foundations (Digital Decade and Green Deal) to applied sectoral themes (SMEs, funding, labour market, smart cities).
• Integration of economic, regulatory, security, and sustainability dimensions in a unified analytical frame.
• Consistent use of official EU primary sources (Communications, Regulations/Decisions, policy portals) and selected academic policy literature.
• Alignment with Jean Monnet objectives, highlighting EU added value and the EU’s role as a global rule-setter in the digital domain.

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Παρασκευή 30 Ιανουαρίου 2026