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, […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (22 July 2025)
Geostrategies Rethinking the Global AI Race (Lt. Gen. (ret.) John (Jack) N.T. Shanahan and Kevin Frazier – Just Security – 21 July 2025) The global competition over artificial intelligence is increasingly framed in stark and dramatic terms, often compared to the Manhattan Project, a new arms race, or a moonshot project requiring incredible resources to […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (21 July 2025)
Governance, Legislation, Tech & Democracy In The Trump Era, Deregulation Has Become A Foreign Policy Directive (Bruna Santos – Tech Policy Press – 18 July 2025) On July 15th, the Trump administration launched an investigation into Brazil under the guise of examining “unfair” trading practices. The probe seeks to determine whether practices adopted by the […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (11 July 2025)
World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) UN leaders chart inclusive digital future at WSIS+20 (DigWatch – 10 July 2025) At the WSIS+20 High-Level Event in Geneva, UN leaders gathered for a pivotal dialogue on shaping an inclusive digital transformation, marking two decades since the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Speakers across the […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (10 July 2025)
World Summit on the Information Society Global cooperation and bold ideas at WSIS+20 drive digital trust and cybersecurity resilience (DigWatch – 9 July 2025) The WSIS+20 Leaders’ Talk on ‘Towards a safer connected world’ brought together ministers, regulators, and experts from across the globe to share concrete strategies for strengthening digital trust and cyber resilience. […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (9 July 2025)
World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) Accelerating SDGs through digital innovation: SMEs take center stage at WSIS+20 (DigWatch – 8 July 2025) At the WSIS+20 High-Level Event in Geneva, the session ‘Collaborative Innovation Ecosystem and Digital Transformation’ spotlighted how digital ecosystems can empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to drive global progress toward the […]