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). […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (19 June 2025)
Governance and Legislation G7 Leaders Issue Outline for AI with Emphasis on Energy, Small Businesses, and Government Services (AI Insider – 18 June 2025) G7 leaders issued a joint statement at the 2025 Summit in Kananaskis pledging to accelerate AI adoption in government services and small businesses while addressing risks to energy systems and economic […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (18 June 2025)
Governance and Legislation OpenAI considers antitrust action against Microsoft over AI hosting control (DigWatch – 17 June 2025) OpenAI reportedly tries to reduce Microsoft’s exclusive control over hosting its AI models, signalling growing friction between the two companies. According to the Wall Street Journal, OpenAI leadership has considered filing an antitrust complaint against Microsoft, alleging […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (17 June 2025)
Governance and Legislation Armenia plans major AI hub with NVIDIA and Firebird (DigWatch – 16 June 2025) Armenia has unveiled plans to develop a $500mn AI supercomputing hub in partnership with US tech leader NVIDIA, AI cloud firm Firebird, and local telecoms group Team. Announced at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, the initiative marks […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (16 June 2025)
Governance and Legislation Denmark moves to replace Microsoft software as part of digital sovereignty strategy (DigWatch – 13 June 2025) Prior to the Danish government’s formal decision, the cities of Copenhagen and Aarhus had already announced plans to reduce reliance on Microsoft software and cloud services. The national government has now followed suit. Caroline Stage, […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (13 June 2025)
Security, Defense, Warfare, and Intelligence INTERPOL cracks down on global cybercrime networks (DigWatch – 12 June 2025) Over 20,000 malicious IP addresses and domains linked to data-stealing malware have been taken down during Operation Secure, a coordinated cybercrime crackdown led by INTERPOL between January and April 2025. Law enforcement agencies from 26 countries worked together […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (12 June 2025)
Governance and Legislation Europe’s new digital diplomacy: From principles to power (DigWatch – 11 June 2025) In a decisive geopolitical shift, the European Union has unveiled its 2025 International Digital Strategy, signalling a turn from a values-first diplomacy to a focus on security and competitiveness. As Jovan Kurbalija explains in his blog post titled ‘EU […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (11 June 2025)
Governance and Legislation UK cyber agency pushes for ‘strategic policy agenda’ as government efforts stall /Alexander Martin – The Record – 10 June 2025) Following years-long delays in the United Kingdom bringing forward new cybersecurity legislation, what seems to be an increasingly exasperated National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) called on Monday for the country to […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (10 June 2025)
Governance and Legislation Switzerland to begin crypto data sharing in 2026 (DigWatch – 9 June 2025) Switzerland’s Federal Council has approved a bill to enable automatic exchange of crypto asset information with 74 partner countries. The bill, announced on 6 June, is expected to come into effect in January 2026, with the first data exchanges […]