Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (20 October 2025)

Governance New Cisco study shows most companies aren’t AI-ready (DigWatch – 17 October 2025) Most firms are still struggling to turn AI pilots into measurable value, Cisco’s 2025 AI Readiness Index finds. Only 13% are ‘AI-ready’, having scaled deployments with results. The rest face gaps in data, security and governance. Southeast Asia outperforms the global […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (17 October 2025)

Governance UK government uses AI to boost efficiency and save taxpayer money (DigWatch – 16 October 2025) The UK government has developed an AI tool, named ‘Consult’, which analysed over 50,000 responses to the Independent Water Commission review in just two hours. The system matched human accuracy and could save 75,000 days of work annually, […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (16 October 2025)

Governance Closing the Gaps in AI Interoperability (Benjamin Faveri, Craig Shank, Richard Whitt, Philip Dawson – Tech Policy Press – 15 October 2025) AI regulatory and technical interoperability stands at a critical juncture. While significant technical and regulatory interoperability efforts have emerged to address ongoing fragmentation challenges, the current landscape reveals both remarkable progress and […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (15 October 2025)

Governance Bridging the gap: Unlock the power of AI for government agencies through cross-domain solutions (Christopher Finch and Dave Flanagan – NextGov – 14 October 2025) Many organizations have already begun to realize the benefits of artificial intelligence, from automating routine tasks to generating new insights that accelerate decisionmaking. However, as the use of AI […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (14 October 2025)

Governance Tech giants race to remake social media with AI (DigWatch – 13 October 2025) Tech firms are racing to integrate AI into social media, reshaping online interaction while raising fresh concerns over privacy, misinformation, and copyright. Platforms like OpenAI’s Sora and Meta’s Vibes are at the centre of the push, blending generative AI tools […]
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PAM-CGS Advances Efforts on Urban Resilience and Crisis Preparedness in Cooperation with Feel

3–4 October 2025, Venice, Italy – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) actively participated and contributed in the event entitled: “F3D – The First Three Days –Urban Resilience in Times of Crisis,” organized by the think tank Feel, in cooperation with the European project Extract, under the High Patronage of the European Parliament and […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (13 October 2025)

Governance European Commission launches Apply AI and AI in Science strategies (DigWatch – 10 October 2025) Countries are racing to harness AI, and the European Commission has unveiled two strategies to maintain Europe’s competitiveness. Apply AI targets faster adoption across industries and the public sector, while AI in Science focuses on boosting Europe’s research leadership. […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (9 October 2025)

Governance What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement (Ramsha Jahangir – Tech Policy Press – 8 October 2025) Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook and Instagram users in the Netherlands the right to set a chronological feed as their default. The ruling, brought by Netherlands-based digital […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (8 October 2025)

Governance Scaling Laws: AI Safety Meet Trust & Safety with Ravi Iyer and David Sullivan (Lawfare – 7 October 2025) David Sullivan, Executive Director of the Digital Trust & Safety Partnership, Rayi Iyer, Managing Director of the Psychology of Technology Institute at USC’s Neely Center, and Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the […]