Registration is now open for the 21st annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 14 to 18 December 2026 under the theme 'Governing the Internet in the Age of Intelligence: Our Shared Responsibility'.
The EU e-Evidence Regulation is now applicable, allowing judicial authorities to send orders directly to service providers in other EU Member States to obtain or preserve electronic evidence.
OpenAI has launched a version of ChatGPT designed for users under 18, adding stronger safety settings, parental controls and age-based protections intended to limit exposure to inappropriate content.
The W3C Dataset Exchange Working Group has published the first public working draft of the Profiles Vocabulary, a framework designed to provide machine-readable descriptions of profiles and the resources associated with them.
The White House has updated its list of critical and emerging technologies, reducing the number of priority categories from 18 to 14 and adding technologies such as post-quantum cryptography, integrated photonics and hardened operating systems. The revised framework is intended to guide US national security, research and technology policies.
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.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
