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INSTAR: ICT Standardisation Landscape

Executive summary The report ICT Standardisation Landscape explains how the ICT standards ecosystem is organised. It sets out the main types of standards bodies, the difference between formal and de facto standards, and the links between national, regional and international standardisation systems. The report presents standardisation as a complex field. This complexity stems from the […]

INSTAR: Inputs for Standardisation Framework

Executive Summary The aim of the high-level standardisation framework is to offer a comprehensive overview of the process and approach that will be taken to effectively match common standardisation efforts across the EU and INSTAR’s partner countries. This, in-turn should ensure clarity and transparency as we contribute to shaping the future landscape of standardisation in […]

Report of TWG Trusted Information: Landscape of Trusted Information Standards

Principles and Recommendations

With recent AI tools such as Deepfakes and OpenAI/GPTx it is possible to automate the fabrication of complex digital content on a large scale and to create large numbers of bots that can convincingly mimic human behaviour, e.g. posting product reviews, engaging in political and societal discourse, promoting stocks, acting as influencers and interacting with […]

StandICT.eu Landscape Analysis Report – Edge Computing Standardisation Gaps Release 2

Standards

Executive Summary This report presents an approach reported in AIOTI, for the definition and identification of key Edge Computing standardisation gaps in several initiatives. This report then starts to address the work done within the relevant SDOs that need to cooperate in order to solve these standardisation gaps.  In the context of EUOS and AIOTI, […]

Submitting DNS abuse complaints to ICANN: A step-by-step guide

Manuals and Handbooks

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has released a new Step-by-Step Guide: Submitting DNS Abuse Complaints, designed to help internet users, security professionals, and stakeholders understand when and how to report Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse to ICANN Contractual Compliance.  The new guide aims to clarify, standardise, and simplify the process to […]

Expert voices from the field: how to close the cybersecurity standardisation gap

Standards

Executive summary The report Expert voices from the field: How to close the cybersecurity standardisation gap examines why cybersecurity standardisation skills remain limited in Europe and how this gap can be addressed. It is based on contributions from 38 experts involved in StandICT.eu, CYBERSTAND.eu, HSbooster.eu, INSTAR and NERO. The report was published on 6 October […]

U.N. Update: Cyber-related developments

This paper provides an update on the proceedings of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where discussions of cyber-related issues take place. It includes updates from the deliberations at the second Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communications Technologies (OEWG) and the Ad Hoc Committee of Experts (AHC) between 3 September 2023 and 12 July […]

Tech and Human Rights Study: Making technical standards work for humanity – New pathways for incorporating international human rights into standards development for digital technologies

Principles and Recommendations

Executive Summary  The decisions and processes encoded in technical standards related to digital technologies can have downstream impacts on the enjoyment of human rights. For instance, technical standards can influence whether certain services or products strengthen users’ privacy or make the internet more accessible for persons with disabilities. As such, injecting human rights considerations when […]

ICANN’s WSIS+20 Internet Governance Fact Sheet

Manuals and Handbooks

ICANN has issued a concise fact sheet to inform policymakers and stakeholders ahead of the WSIS+20 review. This factsheet outlines how internet governance works as a shared global effort involving technical experts, policymakers, and civil society. It highlights ICANN’s technical role, the importance of inclusive collaboration, and how platforms like the Internet Governance Forum help […]

UK’s Code of Practice for the Cyber Security of AI

Policy Reports

Introduction  The UK government is taking forward a two-part intervention to address the cyber security risks to AI. This involves the development of a voluntary Code of Practice which will be used to help create a global standard in the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) that sets baseline security requirements. We believe a Code focused […]