INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
French President Emmanuel Macron gave a speech at VivaTech in Paris, alternating between French and English
He defended a third way to regulate tech companies, which is different from the United States and from China.Macron thinks Europe should
Of course, he defended GDPR and online privacy, but he also talked about taxes, cyberbullying, the protection of independent workers and
more.
What is at stake is how we build a European model reconciling innovation and common good Emmanuel MacronYesterday, Macron
hosted 50 tech CEOs to talk about leveraging tech for the common good, especially when it comes to education, labor and diversity
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talked about the event before Macron took the stage.Macron first started with a few numbers on the French tech
say about the tech industry in particular
money in the most promising African startups
and tech regulation in general
project to create a European tax on big tech companies
If the French Government can convince other European Governments, big tech companies would be taxed on local revenue in each European
It could be a way to avoid tax optimization schemes
States Government is not doing enough when it comes to online harassment, taxes, labor and more.He then criticized the Chinese model,
companies every six months to see if they actually implement what they promised when it comes to tech for good.He also finished by saying
that the Tech for Good Summit should become an annual initiative
