Abstract

This article analyses the dynamics and implications of the digitalization of security in the energy sector. Based on an evolutionary review of legal and policy instruments, we map the pace and internal dynamics of the digitalization of security in the European Union over the past 15 years. Our analysis reveals substantial changes in the conceptions and dynamics of security in the energy sector. First, we find that digitalization has only recently penetrated into the core of the energy sector’s security paradigm. Secondly, we uncover a significant disconnect in the conceptualization of the risk as against the opportunities associated with digitalization. Thirdly, we identify the growing influence of cross-sectoral instruments in the energy sector. Fourthly, we find that energy security does not feature in the overarching security discourse relating to the use of data-driven technologies in the energy sector. The findings illustrate the difficulties that managers, policymakers and researchers face when trying to keep up with the rapid technological change in the energy transition and the ensuing evolution of the energy sector’s security paradigm.

中文翻译：

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能源部门安全数字化：欧盟法律和政策的演变

摘要

本文分析了能源部门安全数字化的动态及其含义。基于对法律和政策工具的演进回顾，我们绘制了过去15年中欧盟安全数字化的速度和内部动态。我们的分析揭示了能源领域安全概念和动态的重大变化。首先，我们发现数字化只是在最近才渗透到能源部门安全范式的核心中。其次，我们发现风险概念化与数字化相关机会之间存在重大脱节。第三，我们确定跨部门工具在能源领域的影响力正在不断增强。第四，我们发现，在与能源行业中数据驱动技术的使用有关的总体安全论述中，能源安全没有体现。研究结果表明，管理人员，政策制定者和研究人员在试图跟上能源转型中的快速技术变革以及随之而来的能源部门安全范式演变时面临的困难。