Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (25 September 2025)
Governance UN urges global rules to ensure AI benefits humanity (DigWatch – 25 September 2025) The UN Security Council debated AI, noting its potential to boost development but warning of risks, particularly in military use. Secretary-General António Guterres called AI a ‘double-edged sword,’ supporting development but posing threats if left unregulated. He urged legally binding […]
PAM-CGS to Convene a High-Level Side-Event at the 80th UNGA on the Regulation and Prevention of Spyware Misuse
22 September 2025, San Marino – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean PAM’s Centre for Global Studies (PAM-CGS), in partnership with the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) of the United Nations Security Council, will convene on 24 September a High-Level Side-Event entitled “The Role of Parliamentarians in the Regulation and Prevention of the Misuse of […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (22 September 2025)
Legislation Italy enacts AI law covering privacy, oversight and child access (Reuters – 17 September 2025) Italy’s parliament on Wednesday approved a new law covering artificial intelligence, making it the first European Union country with comprehensive AI regulations aligned with the EU’s landmark AI Act. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government spearheaded the legislation saying it […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (19 September 2025)
Legislation Italy enacts AI law covering privacy, oversight and child access (Reuters – 17 September 2025) Italy’s parliament on Wednesday approved a new law covering artificial intelligence, making it the first European Union country with comprehensive AI regulations aligned with the EU’s landmark AI Act. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government spearheaded the legislation saying it […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (18 September 2025)
Governance Australia outlines guidelines for social media age ban (DigWatch – 17 September 2025) Australia has released its regulatory guidance for the incoming social media age restriction law, which takes effect on December 10. Users under 16 will be barred from holding accounts on most major platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. The new guidance […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (17 September 2025)
Governance UN to train governments in blockchain and AI (DigWatch – 16 September 2025) The UN Development Programme (UNDP) plans to launch a ‘Government Blockchain Academy’ next year to educate public sector officials on blockchain, AI, and other emerging technologies. The initiative aims to help governments leverage tech for economic growth and sustainable development. The […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (16 September 2025)
Governance New AI Transparency Rules Have a Trade Secrets Problem (Julius Hattingh – Lawfare – 15 September 2025) A spate of recent artificial intelligence (AI) transparency laws introduced in New York, California, Michigan, and Illinois seek to codify a practice most frontier AI developers have already adopted voluntarily (with notable exceptions): implementing and publicly releasing […]
UNDP Launches the Global Government Blockchain Academy
15 September 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Exponential Science Foundation announced plans to establish the Government Blockchain Academy, a new global initiative designed to foster public sector innovation through blockchain, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies. The Academy will address five strategic pillars: inclusive digital finance, transparent governance, supply chain […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (15 September 2025)
Governance UN Reaches Consensus on AI. Now Comes the Hard Part (Vidisha Mishra, Nicole Manger – Tech Policy Press – 11 September 2025) On August 26, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/79/325 (the AI Modalities Resolution) by consensus, without a vote, following months of negotiations. At a time when consensus is elusive and the […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (12 September 2025)
Governance UN Reaches Consensus on AI. Now Comes the Hard Part (Vidisha Mishra, Nicole Manger – Tech Policy Press – 11 September 2025) On August 26, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/79/325 (the AI Modalities Resolution) by consensus, without a vote, following months of negotiations. At a time when consensus is elusive and the […]