Towards a Digital Clearinghouse 2.0
The digital regulatory landscape now extends beyond data protection, consumer protection and competition law. In response to rapid technological and regulatory developments, the EDPS invites you to discuss the future of cross-regulatory cooperation.
Effective cross-regulatory cooperation is necessary to ensure consistent application of recent laws such as the Data Governance Act, Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act, Data Act, and Artificial Intelligence Act - each of which highlight the critical role of personal data in the digital economy and the need to protect individuals. The EDPS proposes a Digital Clearinghouse 2.0 to provide competent authorities with a forum to exchange and coordinate on issues of common interest.
When: 27 January 2026
Where: European Commission, Charlemagne building, Brussels
On 27 January 2026, we will gather lessons learned from existing cross-regulatory fora in various countries, further map existing obstacles for cooperation across regulatory silos, and hear from regulators and other stakeholders about what they need for an EU-level forum such as the Digital Clearinghouse 2.0 to be as effective as possible.
On the agenda
- WELCOME | Key elements of the EDPS concept note ‘Towards a Digital Clearinghouse 2.0’
- KEYNOTE | Cooperation between regulators across different digital disciplines in Europe: what changed and what should be done
- KEYNOTE | An experience of fostering cooperation between digital regulators in the UK and beyond
- PANEL | Opportunities and challenges for effective cross-regulatory cooperation
Expert speakers will discuss why cooperation is increasingly necessary in a complex regulatory landscape and share their insights on the opportunities and challenges ahead. - PANEL | Minding the gap(s): what is missing for horizontal cross-regulatory cooperation to happen
Based on the models and areas currently covered by cross-regulatory cooperation at EU and national levels, expert speakers will identify gaps and challenges to be addressed to ensure a consistent application of different EU digital laws across the European Economic Area. - PANEL | A roadmap towards cross-regulatory cooperation at scale
Speakers will propose ways of increasing cross-regulatory cooperation ‘at scale’, taking into account the plurality of regulators, jurisdictions and instruments. How can a horizontal cross-regulatory forum at EU-level effectively contribute to alignment of enforcement practices? What would be the prerequisites of an effective EU-level ‘forum of fora’ to foster cross-regulatory cooperation?
The final programme will shortly be available here.
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