Simona Demková speaks at 2024 Lawtomation conference in Madrid
On 26 and 27 September, the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for Law and Automation at IE Law School in Madrid hosted the third edition of the Lawtomation conference, known for exploring critical legal issues related to automation, AI and digital rights. This year’s discussions centered around the governance of new technologies and the effectiveness of current regulatory strategies in an increasingly automated world.
Simona Demková from the Europa Institute discussed her latest research project in collaboration with Giovanni De Gregorio in the form of a presentation entitled 'The Endless Quest for Better Enforcement of EU Digital Laws'. They covered the overlaps and fragmentation in the current remedial systems and highlighted how the complex web of mechanisms across the various supervisory bodies can make enforcement less effective for individuals and organisations alike. The presentation also touched on ongoing efforts within the EU to address enforcement challenges, for instance by harmonising the collaborative mechanisms under GDPR. The speakers also discussed emerging national initiatives such as the joint advice issued by the Dutch Data Protection Authority and the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure on collaborative enforcement of the AI Act in order to streamline access to effective remedies. The presentation ended with a call for further exploration into how institutional collaboration on the enforcement of digital regulations can be best organised to enhance fundamental rights protection in the digital age.
The previous version of the presented work is available here through SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4712096. The updated version will be published in open access in the European Yearbook of Constitutional Law in November 2024 and will be available here: https://lnkd.in/ekSYeuqb.
Open access to this publication is supported by a Leiden University starter grant funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science for the The EU’s Human-Centered Digital Transformation project, led by Simona Demková.
More information about the conference is available here: https://lawtomation.ie.edu/conference/ .