I would like to talk to you today about three aspects of digital transformation: first, the opportunities; second, the risks; and, finally, the matter of the right framework. 2 Opportunities presented by digitalisation Let’s first take a look at the opportunities. I’m not talking about business specifics here, but rather developments in the wider context.
So there is no question today that the rules can be ignored because institutions would be better. On the contrary, it is only by following our rules that we can establish the mutual trust on which future institutions can be built. It is essential that the European Parliament makes this process its own and imbues it with democratic legitimacy. 5.