ECNL and the Danish Institute for Human Rights have released a new guide on how to conduct Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments for high-risk AI systems. The publication focuses on turning FRIA requirements under the EU AI Act into meaningful governance practices rather than formal compliance exercises.
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has issued its formal response to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the EU Quantum Act, signalling that standardisation must play a central role in Europe’s quantum strategy. The Commission is preparing legislation to implement the Quantum Europe Strategy, which aims to strengthen Europe’s position in quantum communications, [...]
Tech Global Institute has submitted its analysis to the WSIS+20 IMSB-led consultation, arguing that Revision 2 weakens several essential normative protections, removes important safeguards, and narrows the mechanisms needed to deliver an ambitious digital-development agenda.
China has approved a new mandatory national standard governing how data must be securely erased from electronic products, aiming to reduce privacy risks in the rapidly expanding second-hand device market. The standard takes effect on 1 January 2027.
Open Rights Group and the Age Verification Providers Association warn that unregulated age-assurance services mandated by the Online Safety Act expose UK users to unnecessary privacy and security risks, urging government intervention ahead of a parliamentary debate on the law.
The Global Network Initiative (GNI) has released a detailed blog analysing Revisions 1 and 2 of the WSIS+20 Outcome Document, outlining its views on progress made and remaining gaps in areas such as human rights, multistakeholder participation and digital governance.
The Netherlands has broadly supported the European Commission’s effort to simplify digital legislation through the Digital Omnibus package. However, it has raised firm concerns that proposed changes to data-protection rules, particularly the definition of personal data, could weaken fundamental rights protections across the European Union.
Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and the RIPE Network Coordination Centre convened senior officials from ten Arab countries for the ninth annual roundtable, signalling renewed momentum on IPv6 deployment, routing security and coordinated Arab positions in global digital governance forums.
The European Commission has launched the European Partnership for Virtual Worlds, a new multi-stakeholder initiative designed to position the European Union as a global leader in virtual worlds technologies. Signed on 10 December, the partnership brings together industry, academia, research organisations and end-users, backed by €200 million in Horizon Europe funding.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order preventing individual states from enforcing their own artificial intelligence regulations, arguing that oversight should be set at the federal level. The move has reopened debate over the balance between national coordination, state authority, and consumer protection in the governance of emerging technologies.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
