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28/08/2026
Paolo Balboni’s View on WHO GETS ACCESS TO POWERFUL AI? EUROPE’S NEXT CYBERSECURITY AND SOVEREIGNTY DEBATE
A new cybersecurity question is emerging in Europe: who should be allowed to use the most powerful AI models, under what conditions, and with what safeguards? The European Commission’s AI Office is now gathering information from AI providers to prepare a blueprint on “structured access” to advanced AI for legitimate cybersecurity purposes. The initiative follows […]
26/08/2026
Paolo Balboni’s View EUROPE’S CYBERSECURITY DILEMMA: SECURITY, SOVEREIGNTY AND THE RISK OF ESCALATION
Europe’s cybersecurity debate is rapidly moving beyond technical security. It is becoming a debate about geopolitical power, economic security, technological sovereignty and the rule of law. A politically sensitive question emerges: should the European Union be able to designate an entire third country as a cybersecurity concern? Although the proposed Cybersecurity Act does not expressly […]
15/04/2025
Data Act: Publication of the Final Report of the Expert Group on B2B data sharing and cloud computing contracts
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The long-awaited model contractual terms on data access and use (“MCTs”) and the standard contractual clauses for cloud computing contracts (“SCCs”) that we developed to support the implementation of the Data Act — which applies from 12 September 2025 — have finally been published! They can now be used to draft, amend, or negotiate data […]
18/12/2024
Celebrating Lifelong Learning: Highlights from the ECPC Graduation Ceremony 2024
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As the year comes to a close, I would like to take the opportunity to share a few highlights from the speech I gave at the graduation ceremony for the students of the Advanced Master in Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Management at ECPC, Maastricht University, on 29 November 2024. 📚 Theme: Lifelong Learning Attitude Good […]