Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (24 October 2025)

Governance, Courts, and Litigation Civil Society is the Democracy Shield Europe Can’t Ignore (Barbora Bukovská, Mark Dempsey – Tech Policy Press – 23 October 2025) Last week in Brussels, former heads of state, European Commissioners (past and present), policy makers, academics, regulators and civil society convened to confront a defining question of our era: what […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (23 October 2025)

Governance New AI export marketplace looks to connect domestic AI firms with foreign buyers (Alexandra Kelley – NextGov – 22 September 2025) The Commerce Department launched its latest initiative to lay the groundwork for a strong artificial intelligence export environment by unveiling the American AI Exports Program on Tuesday. The program was designed to further […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (22 October 2025)

Governance PAHO issues new guide on designing AI prompts for public health (DigWatch – 21 October 2025) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has released a guide with practical advice on creating effective AI prompts for public health. The guide AI prompt design for public health helps professionals use AI responsibly to generate accurate and […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (21 October 2025)

Governance Amazon Cloud Outage Reveals Democratic Deficit in Relying on Big Tech (Corinne Cath, Don Le – Tech Policy Press – 20 October 2025) On Monday, a global technical failure at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s cloud computing division, sent hundreds of applications and services from Snapchat and Signal to Fortnite and Lloyds Bank […]
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 […]