The 2026 State of the Digital Decade report shows progress on connectivity, digital public services, and AI adoption, but warns that Europe still faces gaps in semiconductors, cybersecurity, computing capacity, and ICT skills.
CENTR has urged EU policymakers to narrow proposed cybersecurity supply-chain rules, arguing that they could create unnecessary obligations for national domain registries and other internet infrastructure operators.
A new W3C draft proposes methods for protecting digitally signed credentials against future attacks by powerful quantum computers.
A joint statement signed by civil society organisations, researchers and technology workers warns that AI systems used in military decision-making could weaken accountability and increase risks under international humanitarian and human rights law.
Open Rights Group says Stop Killing the internet will bring together digital rights groups, campaigners and internet users to oppose online safety measures they view as overly restrictive or surveillance-based.
Albania has signed the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, bringing the number of signatories to 21.
Organisations using internet address resources assigned before the current regional registry system was created must contact LACNIC and show that they are entitled to use them.
An EU expert panel has completed its work on children’s online safety and will present recommendations to the European Commission in July.
The EU’s highest court has ruled that a Member State may require pornographic websites based elsewhere in the EU to verify users’ ages, but only when the measure is necessary, proportionate, and follows EU procedures.
ICANN has simplified access to its public data by moving datasets from the Open Data Platform to a dedicated page on its main website.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
