Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (18 August 2025)
Governance, Legislation, Tech & Democracy Netherlands regulator presses tech firms over election disinformation (DigWatch – 14 August 2025) The Netherlands’ competition authority will meet with 12 major online platforms, including TikTok, Facebook and X, on 15 September to address the spread before the 29 October elections. The session will also involve the European Commission, national […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (1 August 2025)
Governance, Legislation, Tech & Democracy The AI Action Plan and Federalism: A Constitutional Analysis (David S. Rubenstein – Just Security – 30 July 2025) On July 23, the Trump administration released its long-anticipated AI Action Plan aimed at accelerating innovation and “winning the AI race” for global supremacy. A centerpiece of the plan is deregulation: […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (31 July 2025)
Governance, Legislation, Tech & Democracy ECOSOC adopts CSTD draft resolution on WSIS outcomes implementation (DigWatch – 30 July 2025) On 29 July 2025, the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted a resolution titled ‘Assessment of the progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (30 July 2025)
Governance, Legislation, Tech & Democracy Vague by Design? The Oversight Board, Meta’s DOI Policy, and the Kolovrat Symbol Decision (Tanmay Durani – Just Security – 29 July 2025) The Oversight Board – an independent body established by Meta to review and advise on difficult content moderation decisions – recently issued a decision in the Kolovrat […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (28 July 2025)
Governance, Legislation, Tech & Democracy Inside America’s AI Action Plan: Blueprint for Tech Dominance or Policy Overreach? (AI Insider – 25 July 2025) The White House released a sweeping AI Action Plan aimed at securing U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence through accelerated innovation, deregulation, infrastructure upgrades, and international strategy. The plan promotes open-source models, reduced […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (29 July 2025)
Governance, Legislation, Tech & Democracy UN urges global rules for AI to prevent inequality. Only 15% of countries have AI strategies, raising concern about unchecked innovation widening global gaps, the UN tech chief said (DigWatch – 28 July 2025) According to Doreen Bogdan-Martin, head of the UN’s International Telecommunications Union, the world must urgently adopt […]
PAM-CGS Newsletter No. 3
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (25 July 2025)
Governance, Legislation, Tech & Democracy Funding Europe’s Open Digital Infrastructure (OpenForum Europe – July 2025) This report outlines the case for an EU Sovereign Tech Fund (EU-STF) to address chronic underinvestment in open source technologies. By securing, maintaining, and scaling critical open digital infrastructure, the fund would strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty, cybersecurity, and competitiveness. Drawing […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (24 July 2025)
Governance, Legislation, Tech & Democracy Unpacking Trump’s AI Action Plan: Gutting Rules and Speeding Roll-Out (Cristiano Lima-Strong – Tech Policy Press – 23 July 2025) The Trump administration on Wednesday released a long-awaited action plan on artificial intelligence that called for slashing regulations and hastening US deployment of the technology, deepening its split with the […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (23 July 2025)
Governance, Legislation, Tech & Democracy AI governance needs urgent international coordination (DigWatch – 22 July 2025) A GIS Reports analysis emphasises that as AI systems become pervasive, they create significant global challenges, including surveillance risks, algorithmic bias, cyber vulnerabilities, and environmental pressures. Unlike legacy regulatory regimes, AI technology blurs the lines among privacy, labour, environmental, […]