Australia Releases National AI Plan 2025

By |2025-12-04T10:35:15+00:00December04 3, 2025|

Australia has released its National AI Plan 2025, outlining a three-part strategy to expand AI infrastructure, drive responsible adoption across the economy, and strengthen regulatory and ethical safeguards. The plan sets nine priority actions, consolidates ongoing initiatives such as the National AI Centre and AI Safety Institute, and highlights future work on skills, consumer protection, and international cooperation through frameworks like the Bletchley, Seoul, and Paris declarations.

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China to host ITU’s 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference in Shanghai

By |2025-12-02T15:23:34+00:00December33 2, 2025|

The International Telecommunication Union has announced that the 2027 Radiocommunication Assembly and World Radiocommunication Conference will take place in Shanghai, where governments will negotiate updates to the Radio Regulations governing global spectrum and satellite use.

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ICANN opens applications for NextGen@ICANN86 program

By |2025-12-01T15:14:27+00:00December26 1, 2025|

ICANN has launched the application round for the NextGen@ICANN program at ICANN86, inviting university students aged 18 to 30 from the European region to take part in the June 2026 Policy Forum in Seville.

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Digital Networks Act faces coordinated pushback from six EU states

By |2025-12-01T12:37:56+00:00December55 1, 2025|

Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia have renewed their opposition to core elements of the upcoming Digital Networks Act, challenging the European Commission’s approach as businesses, consumer groups and the EU’s own Regulatory Scrutiny Board also raise concerns.

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APC and Derechos Digitales warn that AI governance must protect cultural rights and diversity

By |2025-12-01T11:38:02+00:00December01 1, 2025|

A joint submission by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and Derechos Digitales urges UN human rights experts to ensure that artificial intelligence policies uphold cultural rights, safeguard marginalised communities and prevent the reinforcement of historical inequalities.

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noyb publishes first analysis of the EU’s Digital Omnibus proposals

By |2025-12-02T10:36:54+00:00December16 1, 2025|

noyb has released a detailed critique of the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus package, warning that several proposed amendments to the GDPR and ePrivacy rules could weaken established safeguards, broaden exemptions, and introduce ambiguity into core data-protection concepts.

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ICANN Nominating Committee invites community input for the 2026 leadership selection cycle

By |2025-12-02T10:26:42+00:00December29 1, 2025|

ICANN’s Nominating Committee has opened a call for community feedback to help shape its 2026 selection process, which will appoint leaders across the ICANN Board and key advisory and supporting bodies.

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ICANN launches RFP to select providers for new asset management and custodial services

By |2025-12-02T10:24:26+00:00December18 1, 2025|

ICANN has opened a request for proposal to identify firms capable of managing and safeguarding its investment portfolios under a newly consolidated Investment Policy approved in November 2025.

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Swiss Federal Council adopts report outlining national approach to digital sovereignty

By |2025-12-01T09:54:43+00:00December42 1, 2025|

Switzerland has published a comprehensive assessment of its digital sovereignty, defining the state’s capacity to act in the digital space and identifying measures to strengthen resilience, oversight and coordination across federal authorities.

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Hungary’s AI implementation law enters into force

By |2025-12-01T09:50:14+00:00December13 1, 2025|

Most provisions of Hungary’s Act LXXV of 2025, which sets out national procedures for enforcing the EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation, took effect on 1 December 2025. The law establishes domestic oversight structures, market-surveillance processes and sanctions mechanisms for AI systems used or placed on the Hungarian market.

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