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 […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (11 September 2025)
Governance A dynamic dialogue with Southeast Asia to put the OECD AI Principles into action (Naoko Ueda, Karine Perset – OECD.AI – 10 September 2025) A policy roundtable in Tokyo and a workshop in Bangkok deepened the dialogue between Southeast Asia and the OECD, fostering collaboration on AI governance across countries, sectors, and policy communities. […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (10 September 2025)
Governance Why Liability and Insurance Won’t Save AI: Lessons From Cyber Insurance (Daniel Schwarcz, Josephine Wolff – Lawfare – 9 September 2025) In 2024, California’s state legislature considered a bill, SB 1047, or the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, that would have, among other provisions, imposed liability on some AI […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (9 September 2025)
Governance Anthropic’s Settlement Shows the U.S. Can’t Afford AI Copyright Lawsuits (Stewart Baker – Lawfare – 8 September 2025) Anthropic just paid $1.5 billion to settle a copyright case that it largely won in district court. Future litigants are likely to hold out for much more. A uniquely punitive provision of copyright law will allow […]