Chair or Research Initiative
Joint Research Center-TSE Partnership
About
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission’s science and knowledge service. Its mission is to provide independent, evidence-based support for the design, implementation, and evaluation of European Union policies. The JRC conducts research in various research areas.
The JRC and TSE have built a long-standing collaboration aimed at combining their expertise to inform scientific knowledge and support the regulation of digital services and platforms.
The two institutions foster close and mutually beneficial relationships through regular and productive exchanges — from joint research projects and workshops to training sessions, knowledge sharing, and policy discussions. Together, they tackle key topics such as the digital economy, big data, data science, algorithmic transparency, auditing of algorithmic systems, and trustworthy AI. Drawing on the strengths of highly qualified research teams, this collaboration has already led to pioneering contributions at the intersection of research and policymaking.
Activities performed with this collaboration feed into the research work under the aegis of the TSE Digital Center and the TSE Competition Policy & Regulation Center.
Past events
The Economics of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) Workshop, Brussels, September 22–23, 2025.
TSE-Yale-JRC Workshop on the Digital Markets Act, Bruxelles, April 25, 2024, 10:00.
JRC-TSE Workshop on Liability In The Digital Economy, Sevilla, July 8, 2022.
Workshop on the Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Data, Bruxelles, Belgique, May 6–7, 2019.
Interview
Nestor Duch Brown
Scientific officer and team leader at the Digital Economy Unit
Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
As digital technologies evolve faster than regulations, the need to develop evidence-based policies has never been greater.
In this interview, Néstor Duch-Brown looks back on the JRC-TSE workshop on digital responsibility held in 2022. It brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to address crucial issues such as platform and AI accountability. It exemplifies TSE’s role in bridging academic research and public policy in the field of digital economics.
“In the case of digital technology, the extremely fruitful collaboration between the JRC and TSE dates back several years. […] TSE colleagues are always available to provide advice and expertise […] for specific policy initiatives.”
Read the interview.
Published in TSE Reflect, September 2022
Photo © Nestor Duch-Brown
Contact
Director Alexandre de Cornière
Head of Research Partnerships and Centers Eve Séjalon
