Civil society pushes for digital rights and justice in WSIS+20 review at IGF 2025
As global civil society leaders converge to reshape the digital rights landscape, their bold proposals signal a pivotal moment in the future of internet governance.
Global Partners Digital analyses how stakeholders envision the IGF’s role beyond WSIS+20
A new comparative analysis from Global Partners Digital maps how governments, civil society, the technical community and multistakeholder bodies view the future of the Internet Governance Forum. The document highlights broad support for making the IGF permanent, while exposing disagreements on structural reforms, funding models and the Forum’s role within the UN system.
The 20th IGF 2025 kicks of in Norway
With five days of sessions, workshops, and community exchanges ahead, IGF 2025 promises to be a pivotal moment for assessing progress and charting a collaborative path for the next era of digital governance.
France’s data watchdog issues AI guidance on legal basis and web scraping
The guidance focuses on two areas critical to AI model development: the legal basis for processing personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the collection of data through web scraping.
ICANN seeks expert panels for New gTLD evaluations ahead of 2026 round
Official responses to this RFI should be electronically submitted using ICANN's sourcing tool by 23:59 UTC on 11 August 2025. Access to this tool may be requested via the same email address.
EU Council calls for stronger action on gender equality in the digital age
The EU Council has urged member states to strengthen gender equality in the digital age, focusing on the risks posed by artificial intelligence and online violence. The conclusions call for action against bias in AI systems, stronger protections against digital abuse of women and girls, and continued prioritization of gender equality in future EU policies.
Toward trust and oversight in advanced AI: UN’s Scientific Advisory Board explores frontier AI verification
By framing verification as a technically grounded and politically relevant objective, the Scientific Advisory Board contributes to an emerging conversation about how the world might manage the development of frontier AI without compromising security or fairness.
ICANN seeks providers to evaluate string similarity and variantjustification for new domain names
20 June 2025 — The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to find organisations capable of evaluating two technical areas in the next round of new internet domain endings (generic top-level domains, or gTLDs), expected to launch in April 2026. The two areas are String Similarity [...]
G7 privacy authorities reaffirm commitment to data protection and responsible innovation
A key output of the meeting was the adoption of a statement titled Promoting Responsible Innovation and Protecting Children by Prioritizing Privacy, which underscores the importance of integrating privacy protections from the outset in technological development.
Seychelles invited to join Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
Seychelles has been formally invited to accede to the Budapest Convention, expanding its engagement in international efforts to combat cybercrime and strengthening global cooperation frameworks.
