The General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice is a voluntary tool, prepared by independent experts in a multi-stakeholder process, designed to help industry comply with the AI Act’s obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models.
With global crises escalating and technology advancing at breakneck speed, UN leaders are uniting to ensure that digital transformation becomes a force for equity, resilience, and human dignity worldwide.
The 2025 ICT Development Index confirms that the world is advancing toward universal and meaningful connectivity, but unevenly. While infrastructure and affordability have improved, digital inclusion still lags in many regions due to persistent usage gaps, affordability challenges, and limited data ecosystems.
Ethical AI must prioritise the common good over profit or efficiency.
Oxford researchers reveal only 32 countries have the infrastructure to build advanced AI, leaving most of Africa sidelined in the race.
More countries have published national positions affirming the applicability of international law to cyberspace, offering detailed views on sovereignty, due diligence, and the use of force ahead of the final UN cyber dialogue session.
Norway has become the 51st state to sign the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention, aimed at improving international cooperation and access to electronic evidence in cybercrime investigations.
The European Commission has formally engaged with the Italian government, expressing concerns that Piracy Shield may not comply with the DSA and could undermine fundamental rights. The Commission’s letter to Italy’s Foreign Minister acknowledges the need to fight online piracy but stresses:
UNESCO, UNDP, ITU, and the African Union unveiled a new Data Governance Toolkit to help countries build inclusive and rights-based data governance frameworks, launched during the WSIS+20 High-Level Event in Geneva.
As the world grapples with the promises and perils of a rapidly evolving digital landscape, global leaders convened in Geneva to chart a course that leaves no one behind.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
