ETSI and the European Commission have reaffirmed the role of standardisation in supporting Europe’s competitiveness, cybersecurity, innovation and technological sovereignty.
The Number Resource Organization has increased its financial contribution to the Internet Governance Forum to US$100,000. The funding comes as the IGF moves towards a permanent mandate within the United Nations framework.
ENISA’s 2026 threat landscape finds that ransomware, vulnerability exploitation and the growing use of AI are reshaping the European cyber threat environment, with existing threats increasingly converging.
ICANN has confirmed that 1,616 applications will proceed in the 2026 round of the New gTLD Program, with the full list of applied-for strings expected to be published by 14 October.
The IGF Policy Network on Cybersecurity and Resilience is inviting stakeholders to contribute to its 2026 work on protecting civilian Internet access and core Internet resources during conflict and crisis.
US and Chinese officials have discussed establishing a bilateral AI dialogue to exchange information on AI-related incidents with potential national security implications.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403 million for GDPR infringements involving the processing of users’ location data. The decision covers practices examined between 2018 and 2020 and gives Google six months to bring the relevant processing into compliance.
The RIPE Fellowship has opened applications for its 2027 meetings in Vilnius and Madrid, offering participants support to join the RIPE community and take part in its meetings.
ICANN’s latest report records the expansion of Internationalized Domain Names while highlighting continued work to make domain names and email addresses work across languages and scripts.
Two new European Commission reports examine the growing use of generative AI in education and differences in how European school systems are responding to digital transformation.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
