Interoperability in Digital Platforms and its Regulation: Transatlantic Dialogue alive and kicking!

Webinar, 1 July, 15-17 CET. Register here if you want to pose questions, otherwise live on YouTube here. 

This webinar is a transatlantic conversation bringing together researchers, regulators and civil society. The focus is on interoperability, not as a silver bullet, but as a critical lever to support more open, competitive and innovative digital environments.
It offers a timely comparison: Brazil, a jurisdiction that has demonstrated its ability to build effective digital public infrastructure (Pix), thereby getting rid of the extractive Visa-Mastercard duopoly, and the European Union, which has so far struggled to do the same. At the same time, Europe has taken the lead in legislating to curb Big Tech’s power, and other regions, including Brazil, are now watching the Commission's enforcement of this legislation closely.
All this, just as transatlantic tensions over digital regulation resurface, and as the EC DMA Team does its utmost to stay below Trump’s radar. And then there's the DMCCA (and UK politics). 

Together with Isa Stasi and Ian Brown, our task on Tuesday is to share a few lessons from the European experience. So what is it, really, that we have to offer from this side of the Atlantic?

As for my contribution, I’m still finalising the details. Not long ago, I wouldn’t have had much to say about EU interoperability, at least not anything terribly useful for promoting open and competitive digital markets. But the past few months have been surprisingly lively. Four developments stand out, and I hope they can add a little spice to our conversation. I will most likely begin with the antitrust commitments by Apple concerning NFC (Apple Pay), and reflect on their aftermath. Next, I’ll briefly touch on the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding interoperability of the Android Auto OS. I’ll then say a few words about the Commission’s specification decisions on Apple’s interoperability obligations under Article 6(7) of the DMA. And finally, I’ll offer some thoughts on prospects for stronger DMA enforcement, on the case for refining the regulatory framework, and even on the EuroStack (10 minutes in total :-)).