The BRIDGE Watch Project is pleased to announce the recipient of the Jean Monnet BRIDGE Watch Scientific Merit Award, presented at the X Jean Monnet Network – BRIDGE Workshop, held on October 2nd, 2025, at the University of Chile in Santiago, Chile, under the theme “Digital Transformation and Innovative Solutions.”
Award-winning author: Milena da Fonseca Azevedo (USP/Brazil)
Title of the paper: “From Transparency to Standards: The Role of the TBT Agreement in Addressing AI Regulatory Challenges”
The awarded study examines the role of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) in addressing the regulatory challenges arising from the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) regulations.
Recognition and Publication
The Jean Monnet BRIDGE Watch Scientific Merit Award recognizes outstanding academic achievement and significant contributions to advancing research on the European Union and Latin America. As part of this recognition, the winning article will be published in the Thematic Dossier of the 10th Edition of the Latin American Journal of European Studies, alongside other selected contributions that further enrich the debate on the intersection between the two regions.
In addition to the awarded paper, other works selected by the Organizing Committee will also be featured in the upcoming edition of the journal, extending the visibility and impact of the research conducted during the workshop: Eduardo Kanahuati Fares (Mexico); René Palacios Garita (Mexico); Geanne Gschwendtner de Lima, Elaine Sant’Anna de Carvalho and Thainá Schroeder Ribeiro (Brazil); Isabela Cristina Sabo, Aires José Rover and others (Brazil); Keren Susana Herrera Ciro (Colombia); Claudia Marchetti da Silva (Portugal); Cristina Mendes Bertoncini Correa, Desirre Dorneles da Avila Bollmann and Alvaro Sampaio Correa Neto (Brazil); Cecílio Arnaldo Rivas Ayala (Paraguay), Danielle de Ouro Mamed (Brazil) and Noelia Bernadett Ozuna Gonzalez (Paraguay); Claudio Eduardo Regis de Figueiredo e Silva (Brazil); Luis Clóvis Machado da Rocha Junior (Brazil); Luiz Otávio Pimentel and Ana Paula Gomes Pinto (Brazil); and Jorge Rojas (United States).
The Organizing Committee thanks all participants for their contributions, which were essential to the success of the event.