{"id":3444,"date":"2021-12-30T07:36:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T07:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/?page_id=3444"},"modified":"2021-12-30T07:58:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T07:58:53","slug":"digital-legal-labs-hopes-and-predictions-for-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/digital-legal-labs-hopes-and-predictions-for-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Legal Lab&#8217;s hopes and predictions for 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3444\" class=\"elementor elementor-3444\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c8b7510 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c8b7510\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c417459\" data-id=\"6c417459\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7c9c2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a7c9c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">law &amp; tech predictions for 2022<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a88c0c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a88c0c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-509b08b4\" data-id=\"509b08b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bc532c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44bc532c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7fcea5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7fcea5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94ca9b6\" data-id=\"94ca9b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a5aa65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a5aa65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We&#8217;re wrapping up 2021 by asking Digital Legal Lab researchers what the new year can bring for law, technology, society and all things in between.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c554f3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c554f3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dfddde6\" data-id=\"3dfddde6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f6a877 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29f6a877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>30 December 2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82fc6e7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82fc6e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcfbfdc\" data-id=\"bcfbfdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7cfcb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7cfcb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ttombal-large.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ttombal-large.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ttombal-large-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa74b9c\" data-id=\"fa74b9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19120a8 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"19120a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-quote-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e314a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e314a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2022 promises to be a pivotal year for the Commission\u2019s&nbsp;<i>European Data Strategy<\/i>. Indeed, while the first instrument of the strategy, namely the Data Governance Act, is on the brink of being adopted, the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, which are both entering the trialogue negotiation, will likely be more debated. As these regulations will shape digital services for the next decade, it will be vital to reach a reasoned compromise. Finally, the last piece of the&nbsp;<i>Strategy<\/i>, namely the Data Act, will be proposed by the Commission during the first trimester of 2022. Originally destined to be proposed in December 2021, it seems that the Commission is struggling to define the exact scope and objectives of this Data Act. In this regard, it will be important to ensure that this last piece of the puzzle fits well with the other pieces of the&nbsp;<i>Strategy<\/i>, as well as with existing legislation such as the GDPR. Indeed, any incoherent or unclear overlaps must be avoided, as the existing regulatory framework is already complex and challenging to implement, especially for SMEs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d226da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d226da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thomas Tombal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79fa1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c79fa1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Post-doctoral researcher, Tilburg University<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2e56fa elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2e56fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4769439e\" data-id=\"4769439e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5689bb50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5689bb50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jill-s.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1514\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jill-s.png 732w, https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jill-s-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Jill-s-600x492.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e0a1cf3\" data-id=\"1e0a1cf3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5086db1e elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5086db1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-quote-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c0a578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21c0a578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European Commission has been busy this year with its many technology and data-related regulatory proposals, including the proposed AI Act, the Data Act, and also in the area of platform work with the draft EU Platform Work Directive. With a flurry of new proposals, I expect that there will be increased lobbying on all fronts, particularly by private actors. My hope is to see the Commission take more bold stances in banning certain technologies, to devise meaningful enforcement and compliance mechanisms, and to look to other perspectives, such as the labour one. The draft EU Platform Work Directive, for example, has improved transparency and algorithmic management rights, which will hopefully supplement the GDPR. Beyond the EC, however, I do hope that the discourse around technology will continue to be developed through a social justice lens, and to centre the most affected communities in thinking and reimaging the type of technologies we want in our societies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb65fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eb65fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jill Toh<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524c9439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"524c9439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PHD researcher, University of Amsterdam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5913d2d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5913d2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18fc95a\" data-id=\"18fc95a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ef360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47ef360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/frederik.png\" title=\"frederik\" alt=\"frederik\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d8b5a4\" data-id=\"7d8b5a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a3004c elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5a3004c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-quote-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56eb8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d56eb8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>I expect:<\/p><\/div><div><p>Much more debate about the many EU proposals, such as the Digital Services Act, the AI Act, and the Working Conditions for Platform work directive.<\/p><\/div><div><p>The European Commission will publish a proposal for a Media Freedom Act.\u00a0<\/p><p>I hope that some sleeping EU proposals will be finally finalised, in particular the ePrivacy Regulation and the General Non-Discrimination Directive. But I don\u2019t dare to have any expectations on those files, sadly.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9856fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9856fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d378b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13d378b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professor of Law, Radboud University<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fdcf19 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fdcf19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d5b00a\" data-id=\"9d5b00a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30cc75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f30cc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ruta.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ruta.jpeg 461w, https:\/\/www.sectorplandls.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ruta-300x274.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a8686\" data-id=\"19a8686\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe24002 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"fe24002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-quote-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36deeba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36deeba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2022 has a lot to offer for legal tech enthusiasts. The AI Act has set a challenge to find new ways to optimise the processes of compliance and risk assessment. The pandemic has accelerated the work of digitalisation in legal practice and courts to ensure continued services. As a result, there is now more data than ever before that has the potential to be structured as linked data to provide new empirical insights of the patterns in law. It is a great time to pay more attention to how technology can support legal researchers and practitioners. The Netherlands is quickly becoming a hub for law students wanting to enter this field with most major universities offering courses in law and technology. Lastly, one of my hopes is that the movement towards sustainable legal informatics and shared science in law will continue growing this year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8efc60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8efc60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R\u016bta Liepina<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2731a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e2731a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assistant professor in digital legal studies, Maastricht University<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>law &amp; 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