ICANN publishes 2026 report on IDNs and Universal Acceptance

By |2026-09-22T14:18:47+00:00September43 22, 2026|

ICANN’s latest report records the expansion of Internationalized Domain Names while highlighting continued work to make domain names and email addresses work across languages and scripts.

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W3C updates authorised French translations of WCAG 2.2 and 2.1

By |2026-09-22T14:39:29+00:00September00 22, 2026|

The updated translations make W3C’s technical accessibility guidelines available in French, supporting their adoption and implementation across French-speaking communities.

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Civil society groups call for safeguards in commercial cyber intrusion guidelines

By |2026-09-21T18:16:00+00:00September59 21, 2026|

More than 25 civil society organisations and independent experts have urged the Pall Mall Process to include stronger human rights, oversight and accountability safeguards in its forthcoming guidelines for commercial cyber intrusion capabilities.

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UNODC chief urges countries to ratify UN Cybercrime Convention

By |2026-09-21T18:10:44+00:00September42 21, 2026|

UNODC Executive Director Monica Juma has called on countries to ratify the UN Cybercrime Convention as digital technologies expand the scale and reach of criminal activity.

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ITU publishes toolkit to guide NGSO satellite licensing

By |2026-09-21T18:13:05+00:00September31 21, 2026|

The ITU Development Sector has published a toolkit to help regulators establish licensing frameworks for non-geostationary satellite systems, covering spectrum, market access, terminals and satellite services. The growing use of low-Earth orbit satellite constellations is creating new regulatory questions for national authorities. The ITU Development Sector has published a new toolkit to help policymakers address [...]

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UN/CEFACT publishes new white paper on export control and compliance

By |2026-09-21T18:18:00+00:00September14 18, 2026|

A new UN/CEFACT white paper examines how digital systems could simplify export control and compliance processes while improving coordination between regulators, customs authorities and businesses.

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Paradigm Initiative welcomes Senegal ruling limiting media regulator powers

By |2026-09-22T14:31:16+00:00September25 18, 2026|

Paradigm Initiative has welcomed a decision by Senegal’s Constitutional Council striking down several powers granted to the country’s new media regulator, while calling for safeguards to be maintained in its implementation.

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