Updates

20 Aug 2026

W3C publishes first draft of Profiles Vocabulary

The W3C Dataset Exchange Working Group has published the first public working draft of the Profiles Vocabulary, a framework designed to provide machine-readable descriptions of profiles and the resources associated with them.

20 Aug 2026

White House revises US critical technology priorities for national security

The White House has updated its list of critical and emerging technologies, reducing the number of priority categories from 18 to 14 and adding technologies such as post-quantum cryptography, integrated photonics and hardened operating systems. The revised framework is intended to guide US national security, research and technology policies.

20 Aug 2026

ICANN appoints Mirror Group as safeguard assessment provider for 2026 new gTLD programme

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Mirror Group LLC to act as the Safeguard Assessment provider for the 2026 round of the New generic top‑level domain programme.

19 Aug 2026

W3C publishes draft impact ratings for Web Sustainability Guidelines

The World Wide Web Consortium has published a draft framework for assessing how web sustainability practices affect people, the environment and economic wellbeing, helping organisations prioritise actions based on their expected impact.

19 Aug 2026

AFRINIC launches survey for members and stakeholders

AFRINIC is seeking feedback from members and stakeholders to help identify areas for improvement and inform the organisation’s future priorities.

19 Aug 2026

ICANN opens public comment on DNS abuse mitigation proposals

ICANN’s GNSO has opened a 40-day public comment period on an initial report proposing new obligations for registrars to investigate domains associated with actionable evidence of DNS abuse.

18 Aug 2026

Belgian cybersecurity authority outlines NIS2 assessment requirements for essential entities

Belgium’s Cybersecurity Centre has informed NIS2 essential entities about the conformity assessment deadline of 18 April 2027 and the conditions under which organisations may be required to submit a remediation plan.

18 Aug 2026

IGF opens call for Internet Governance Lab proposals

The Internet Governance Forum has invited stakeholders to submit practical proposals for its pilot Internet Governance Lab.

18 Aug 2026

ARIN opens registration for 58th Public Policy and Members Meeting

Registration is open for ARIN 58, which will take place in Miami and online on 22–23 October 2026 and will focus on Internet policy and community participation.

17 Aug 2026

ARIN consults community on retiring legacy directory services

ARIN is seeking community feedback on a plan to retire Whois-RWS, RWhois and Whois (Port 43), moving to RDAP as its single standardised directory service.

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