The enactment of the Data Act and of the Data Governance Act, together with several major public initiatives aimed at supporting the development of dataspaces in Europe, often in line with the settling of industry-wide consortia promoting technical development and experimentations, have been triggering the development of data-sharing initiatives across Europe. It is now time take stock of these developments and try to draw lessons from this accumulation of experiences to inform public policies, firms’ strategies, and priorities for technical research. 

September - December 2025

For decades, confident in the attractiveness of its internal market and proud of its values, Europe has positioned itself as a champion of inclusive, responsible and sustainable regulation. For many policymakers, as well as civil society and even industry players, regulatory frameworks were seen as desirable not only for European citizens, but also for those in the rest of the world.

The opening up of passenger rail transport in France to competition is disrupting the historical balance of the sector. At the heart of this transformation, rolling stock is a major strategic issue for both conventional and freely organised services.

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In some countries, data centres already consume more electricity than households. In Ireland, for example, data centres consume more electricity than urban households. By 2028, with the emergence of generative AI, the electricity consumption of Irish DCs will exceed that of all the country's households. According to the European Commission, DC electricity consumption in the EU will increase by 28% between now and 2030, reaching 98.5 TWh.

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General description

The Governance and Regulation Chair at the University Paris-Dauphine|PSL has two post-doctoral opening in digital economics / regulation of digital activities / economics of data-sharing.

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Using rigorous scientific methods, Institutional and Organizational Economics focuses on the theoretical and empirical analysis of institutions, organizations and contracts, as well as on the conditions under which these devices evolve.

Over the years, Institutional and Organizational Economics Academy has continually built up a dense and wide network of researchers and students interested in this dynamic field.

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The resilience of infrastructures is a key issue, as demonstrated by the bill on the resilience of critical infrastructures and the strengthening of cyber security tabled in mid-October. Infrastructures are exposed to increasing risks - natural, technological and man-made. Over and above the challenge of assessing investment needs to ensure resilience, the issue at stake is the financing of investments to ensure continuity of service and/or avoid the costs - both financial and human - associated with repairs following increasing climatic hazards.