***Archival video of this segment is available here.***
The European Union and the governments of its various member states increasingly use policy to shape the digital economy. The Digital Services Act Package and the Data Governance Act are just the tip of the iceberg. But do such policies benefit platform cooperatives? What policies are needed to strengthen the cooperative digital economy? This town hall brings together co-op-entrepreneurs and researchers to collectively tease out the role that policy can play in making the digital economy more democratic.
Speakers
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Markus Sauerhammer Chairman of the Board, Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland (SEND)
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Ludovica Rogers Program Manager, Co-operatives UK
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Nicole Alix Chairwoman, La Coop des Communs
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Jonas Pentzien Ph.D. Researcher, Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW)
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Johanna Kühner Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland (SEND e.V.)
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Trebor Scholz New School professor and Founding Director of the Platform Cooperativism Consortium