Euromed Survey Results | Digital Transformation in the Southern Neighbourhood

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23 Jun 2021

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Katarzyna Sidło

Katarzyna Sidło
Dr Katarzyna W. Sidło specializes in the political economy, geo-economics and socioeconomic development of the European Union’s Southern Neighbourhood as well as EU-Mediterranean relations. She has a proven track record working on studies, evaluations and impact assessments commissioned by various international donors such as the European Parliament, the European Commission and its various departments and agencies, … <a href="https://case-research.eu/publications/euromed-survey-results-digital-transformation-in-the-southern-neighbourhood/">Continued</a>

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- Preparing for the enlargement from a territorial perspective: governance, policies and investments to ensure the role and means of LRAs in an enlarged EU
  The report examines the potential impacts of EU enlargement, focusing on Ukraine, Moldova, and the Western Balkans. It highlights the benefits of a larger internal market, increased geopolitical influence, and improved food and energy security, while also addressing the financial and policy challenges, especially in agriculture and regional development. Enlargement would require major adjustments to the Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy, with Ukraine’s vast agricultural sector putting particular pressure on EU funds. Financial estimates suggest significant budget needs, leading the report to outline three scenarios: no new members until 2041, a single large expansion, or a phased approach over multiple budget cycles. The report underscores the critical role of local and regional authorities (LRAs) in managing these changes, recommending support and shared strategies to ensure a balanced, sustainable approach to EU growth.
- Tourism and rural development
  The study delves into the multifaceted impact and potential of tourism in fostering rural development across the European Union (EU). Its aim is to equip local governments with practical insights, empowering them to effectively leverage the benefits of tourism in rural EU regions. Employing a diverse array of research methodologies, including interviews, case studies, and … Continued
- Prospects of reinvigorating the Middle East Peace Process: a possible joint EU-US undertaking?
  The resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has been an issue of strategic and common interest for the European Union (EU) and the United States (USA). The Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) was initiated through the 1991 Madrid Conference co-sponsored by the Soviet Union and the USA. … Continued
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, what with the lockdowns and travel bans, has manifested in no uncertain terms the significance of digitalisation processes. While the digital transformation of economies has been recognised as one of the cornerstones of sustainable development for some time now, it was only last year when its importance for day-to-day functioning of societies became quite so obvious.In the southern neighbourhood region, in many ways this has been a painful lesson to learn. Despite progress made over the past decade, digitalisation levels, as measured by the Network Readiness Index (NRI; Dutta & Lanvin [Eds.], 2020), have remained unsatisfactory in all countries in the European Union (EU)’s southern neighbourhood, with a notable exception of Israel, which – as an outlier – will not be covered in the present article. Ranked between 69th (Jordan) and 107th (Algeria) out of 134 countries surveyed, the states in the region are all positioned in the lower bottom of the NRI.Their performance is not homogenous, however. For instance, while throughout the southern neighbourhood relatively best results can be observed in the ”People” pillar, in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia it is predominantly due to relatively good performance in the “Government” sub-pillar, but in Jordan the highest rank was achieved in “Businesses” and in Lebanon in “Individuals”.Read Katarzyna Sidlo Qualitative Analysis in English and Arabic. Euromed Survey Results

Experts and researchers have carefully processed and analysed the answers of the nearly 800 respondents of the EuroMeSCo Euromed Survey, launched in December 2020 coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Process and ahead of the Joint Communication on a Renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood released last February 2021 by the European Union .The questionnaire was organised into five thematic blocks including 23 questions on main aspects that were expected to feature in a renewed partnership with the southern neighbourhood which cover various issues of strategic importance.The consultation was open to the general public, targeting respondents from both the European Union and its Southern neighbourhood, including experts, civil society representatives and policy-makers. This open part was considered of great importance for a Survey of this kind as it contributes to improving the interpretation of its overall results and provides with additional valuable material.The qualitative report (also available in Arabic), presents in-depth analyses written by experts and policy-makers offering keys to better understand some of the main issues at stake.

Can the EU Share Values with its Partners in the Southern Neighbourhood? – James Moran, Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium.

From Hot Seat to Powerhouse: Managing Climate Change in the Southern Neighbourhood – Florence Gaub, Deputy Director at the European Union Institute for Security Studies. France.

Digital Transformation in the Southern Neighbourhood – Katarzyna W. Sidło, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Center for Social and Economic Research. Poland.

The New EU Agenda for the Southern Mediterranean: Prospects for Morocco – Nezha Alaoui M’Hammdi, Senior Fellow at thePolicy Center for the New South. Morocco.

Reflections on EU-Jordanian Cooperation: Towards Tertiary Economics – Kareem Sharabi Rosshandler, Lead Researcher at the West Asia-North Africa Institute. Jordan.

A Quick Survey of EU-Israel Bilateral Relations 25 Years After the Barcelona Process – Alfred Tovias, Professor at The Hebrew University, Israel.

Egypt and the EU: Ten Years After the Arab Uprising – Gamal A. Gawad Soltan, Senior Research Fellow at the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. Egypt.

The main results in a nutshell can be seen here. A complete descriptive report of the results is available here.Watch the video of the results on the Euromesco YouTube Channel.

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