Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (19 December 2025)
Highlights UN member states adopt WSIS+20 outcome document (DigWatch) The WSIS+20 review process – dedicated to reviewing progress made in the implementation of outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, 20 years after their adoption – finalised in New York, with the adoption of an outcome document at the end of a dedicated […]
PAM-CGS Spyware Misuse Report
Release of the Report on Spyware
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (18 December 2025)
Highlights At UN, nations pledge people-first digital future, tighter AI safeguards (UN News) UN Member States on Wednesday pledged to narrow widening digital divides and put stronger safeguards around artificial intelligence (AI), as the General Assembly concluded a major review of how the world manages the Internet and fast-evolving digital technologies. The high-level meeting marked […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (17 December 2025)
Highlights Can the West recover from China’s hi-tech knockout blow? (Chatham House) From AI and electric vehicles to robotics and pharmaceuticals, Beijing is driving a low-cost technology revolution with price tags that crush global competitors. But as Europe and the US scramble to catch up, will ‘involution’ undo China’s lead, asks James Kynge. – https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2025-12/can-west-recover-chinas-hi-tech-knockout-blow […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (16 December 2025)
Highlights The Good, Bad and Really Weird AI Provisions in the Annual US Defense Policy Bill (Amos Toh – Tech Policy Press) Congress is on the verge of passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual bill that sets the budget for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other defense and intelligence-related activities across […]
Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (15 December 2025)
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Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (11 December 2025)
Governance New AI accountability toolkit unveiled by Amnesty International (DigWatch) Amnesty International has introduced a toolkit to help investigators, activists, and rights defenders hold governments and corporations accountable for harms caused by AI and automated decision-making systems. The resource draws on investigations across Europe, India, and the United States and focuses on public sector uses […]
Navigating the Future of AI: challenges and opportunities for the Global South
10 December 2024 – As reported by the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Advanced artificial intelligence AI is poised to transform the world profoundly, presenting unique challenges for the Global South countries. With risks ranging from economic displacement and amplified authoritarianism to cultural subordination and conflict escalation, advanced AI could exacerbate existing vulnerabilities in these […]
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (10 December 2025)
Governance Egypt reaffirms commitment to AI and digital transformation (DigWatch) During a recent meeting with the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) at the Doha Forum, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed the country’s dedication to advancing responsible digital transformation, data governance and AI. He highlighted Egypt’s active role not only domestically but across the Arab and […]