UN human rights chief calls for ‘cast iron’ AI governance
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for stronger international oversight of AI, warning that weak controls could create serious risks for human rights and humanity.
China outlines digital and data-driven logistics network under 15th Five-Year Plan
China is planning a more integrated national logistics network by 2030, with data-sharing, common standards and digital infrastructure playing a growing role across transport systems.
Australia proposes user controls over social media recommendation feeds
Australia has proposed new rules that would require social media platforms to give users more control over algorithmically recommended content and to document measures taken to reduce online harms.
UN Secretary-General urges stronger international police cooperation against cybercrime
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for stronger cross-border police cooperation as organised crime increasingly involves digital technologies and activities that span multiple jurisdictions.
ICANN seeks community input for 2027 leadership selection
ICANN’s 2027 Nominating Committee is asking the community to provide feedback on the skills, experience and qualities it should consider when selecting candidates for several leadership positions.
UK NCSC warns of growing risk from internet-exposed operational technology
The UK National Cyber Security Centre has warned that operational technology systems are increasingly being targeted by cyber attackers, highlighting the risks posed by internet-exposed industrial devices. The warning follows a wave of attacks against US water and wastewater utilities in July that affected internet-facing programmable logic controllers and, in some cases, disrupted operations.
ETSI publishes framework to measure data quality for AI and digital systems
ETSI has published a Technical Report defining 18 standardised metrics for assessing data quality, covering reliability, completeness, bias, privacy and other characteristics relevant to data-driven and AI systems.
Spain and Mexico deepen cooperation on AI and digital technology
Spain and Mexico have signed a memorandum covering cooperation in artificial intelligence, supercomputing, cybersecurity, digital skills, connectivity and the use of technology for climate and disaster management.
ICANN adds uptime tracking to Domain Metrica
ICANN has introduced a new Time to Mitigation metric in Domain Metrica to show how long reported domains remain reachable after being identified as potential DNS abuse.
CISA retires six cybersecurity assessment programmes for critical infrastructure
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is ending regional support for six free cybersecurity assessment programmes as it seeks to streamline its services amid workforce pressures.
