James Tamim

EU Digital Policy Analyst

I am an EU digital policy analyst based in Brussels. My work focuses on European technology regulation, particularly digital consumer protection, platform regulation, data protection and the development of the EU’s wider digital rulebook.

I founded and run the European Digital Policy Initiative (EDPI), where I conduct research and analysis on European digital policy and develop projects aimed at making EU policymaking easier to understand and follow.

Digital Fairness Act

A major focus of my work is the European Union’s Digital Fairness Act.

I created and maintain DigitalFairnessAct.com, a specialist research and information resource following the development of the initiative, together with the Digital Fairness Act Newsletter.

Through this work, I follow developments across the European Commission, European Parliament and wider EU policy community, analyse primary sources and publish information and analysis on the evolution of digital consumer policy.

I also engage with journalists, lawyers, public-affairs professionals and others working on EU digital policy for background information or analysis. My comments on the application of EU consumer and platform rules to emotionally manipulative artificial intelligence have been cited by Euractiv.

Research & Publications

My research interests sit at the intersection of European integration, digital regulation and the international influence of EU policymaking.

I have written on the Brussels Effect, European data-protection norms, weaponised interdependence, and differentiated integration.

My publications include:

  • The Brussels Effect and the GDPR: EU Institutions as Catalysts for Global Data Protection Norms

  • The GDPR and DMA: Mitigating Vulnerabilities to Weaponized Interdependence in the EU

  • Explaining the Emergence of European Data Protection Norms Through Competing Theories of European Integration

  • Differentiated Integration in Europe: Navigating Heterogeneity

My research is available through EDPI and my Google Scholar profile.

Europe Echo

I also run Europe Echo, an independent media project covering European politics and the EU institutions.

Europe Echo publishes videos and other media drawn from European political and institutional developments, with the aim of making the work of the EU more accessible and easier to follow.

Background

I hold an MSc in European and International Public Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where I focused on European policymaking and digital policy.

My dissertation examined the emergence of European data-protection norms through competing theories of European integration.

Before that, I studied Politics at Birkbeck, University of London, where I also served as President of the Birkbeck Politics Society.

Other Work

I have contributed to Wikipedia and Wikidata for several years, particularly on European technology policy and legislation.

My work has included creating and developing articles on the Artificial Intelligence Act, Digital Services Act, Data Act, Data Governance Act, European Chips Act and other areas of EU digital policy.

Earlier in my career, I worked in an executive search firm.

I work in English and French.

Contact

james@edpi.eu

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamestamim/