Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (30 June 2025)
Governance and Legislation The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ And Its AI Moratorium: A Closer Look (AI Insider – 30 June 2025) The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed by the House in May 2025, includes a controversial 10-year moratorium on state-level AI regulation, sparking bipartisan backlash and growing opposition from governors, attorneys general, and public […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (30 June 2025)
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2025 Path forward for global digital cooperation debated at IGF 2025 (DigWatch – 27 June 2025) At the 20th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Lillestrøm, Norway, policymakers, civil society, and digital stakeholders gathered to chart the future of global internet governance through the WSIS+20 review. With a high-level UN General Assembly […]
CGS at the 20th UN Internet Governance Forum
23-27 June 2025, Lillestrøm, Norway – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) along with its Centre for Global Studies (CGS), contributed to the United Nations 20th Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2025), hosted by Norway, in the city of Lillestrøm. On this occasion, PAM-CGS was represented by Hon. Abdelouhab Yagoubi (Algeria), PAM Rapporteur on Artificial […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technology (27 June 2025)
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2025l Children safety online in 2025: Global leaders demand stronger rules (DigWatch – 26 June 2025) At the 20th Internet Governance Forum in Lillestrøm, Norway, global leaders, technology firms, and child rights advocates gathered to address the growing risks children face from algorithm-driven digital platforms. The high-level session, Ensuring Child Security […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (26 June 2025)
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2025 AI and the future of work: Global forum highlights risks, promise, and urgent choices (DigWatch – 25 June 2025) At the 20th Internet Governance Forum held in Lillestrøm, Norway, global leaders, industry experts, and creatives gathered for a high-level session exploring how AI is transforming the world of work. While […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (25 June 2025)
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2025 World gathers in Norway to shape digital future (DigWatch – 24 June 2025) The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2025 opened in Lillestrøm, Norway, marking its 20th anniversary and coinciding with the World Summit on the Information Society Plus 20 (WSIS+20) review. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, in a video message, underscored […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (24 June 2025)
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2025 Parliamentarians at IGF 2025 call for action on information integrity (DigWatch – 23 June 2025) At the Internet Governance Forum 2025 in Lillestrøm, Norway, global lawmakers and experts gathered to confront one of the most pressing challenges of our digital era: the societal impact of misinformation and disinformation, especially amid […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (23 June 2025)
Governance and Legislation The U.K.-U.S. Data Access Agreement (Robert Deedman, Kenneth Propp – Lawfare – 20 June 2025) After more than two years in operation, the initial results are in: The U.K.-U.S. Data Access Agreement (an “e-evidence agreement” enabled by the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data, or CLOUD, Act) has proved a game-changer. It […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (20 June 2025)
Governance and Legislation Pope Leo XIV Pledges Vatican Campaign on AI Risks, Urges Global Treaty (AI Insider – 19 June 2025) Pope Leo XIV announced an initiative to confront threats posed by artificial intelligence, positioning the issue as the defining challenge of his pontificate. Addressing cardinals, he reportedly said the Church will draw on “two […]
PAM – CGS at the Health 20 Summit in Geneva
19 – 20 June 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – The Centre for Global Studies (CGS) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) attended and actively contributed to the 2025 edition of the Health 20 Summit (H20), organized annually by the G20 and G7 Health and Development Partnership, and co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). […]