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.
India has called for greater cooperation among BRICS countries on open-source and interoperable digital technologies, presenting its digital public infrastructure model as a potential foundation for economic development across the Global South.
CIPESA has urged Kenya to align its draft AI and emerging technologies policy with existing legislation and regional frameworks while strengthening human rights protections, oversight, transparency and public participation.
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.
AFRINIC is seeking feedback from members and stakeholders to help identify areas for improvement and inform the organisation’s future priorities.
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.
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.
The Internet Governance Forum has invited stakeholders to submit practical proposals for its pilot Internet Governance Lab.
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.
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.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
