Hidden Layers | TTC Edition June 2023
A fourth meeting in Sweden brings wide-ranging progress
U.S. and EU officials gathered May 30-31 for the fourth ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in Luleå, Sweden. The meeting focused on transatlantic cooperation on emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and 6G, export controls and investment screenings. Other topics on the agenda included sustainable trade, connectivity and digital infrastructure, defending human rights and values in a changing geopolitical digital environment, and talent for growth. The meeting made notable progress in five areas.
Daniela Rojas Medina
Research Analyst
Daniela Rojas Medina joined the Bertelsmann Foundation in October of 2021 as a Research Analyst. Her work specifically focuses on technology policy issues in the U.S. and European Union. She is also responsible for RANGE, our crowdsourced forecasting platform.
Daniela recently obtained her Master’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where she did research on emerging technology and privacy, particularly the benefits and risks of vehicle-to-everything communication technology (V2X). She also graduated from Penn State University with BA degrees in International Politics and German, as well as a minor in Global Security.
Prior to joining Bertelsmann, she was a Program Officer at the German American Business Council in Washington, D.C. and worked with BMW’s Government and External Affairs team.
Originally from Venezuela, she speaks fluent Spanish and, having spent time in Switzerland and Germany, she also speaks some German.