https://tech.newstatesman.com/policy/margrethe-vestager-executive-vice-president-digital-policy > Margrethe Vestager, one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful critics, has been named as the European Commission’s first executive vice-president for digital policy in a reshuffle that sees her retain her powers as competition commissioner. > In the new dual role, Vestager will be tasked with creating a Europe “fit for the digital age”, improving cyber security, managing data policy, regulating competition, capitalising on the rise of artificial intelligence and protecting the bloc’s technological sovereignty.