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UN GGE and OEWG

The COVID-19 crisis: A digital policy overview

5G and digital policy

DW Newsletter March 2021

Geneva Digital Atlas

Roadmap for digital cooperation

Update date
15 Apr 2021

Court orders Uber to reintegrate five drivers excluded from the platform services by automated process

The district court of Amsterdam ruled that Uber should reintegrate five British and one Dutch driver, given that the decision to exclude them was only based on automated processing. The drivers... (See more)
Update date
14 Apr 2021

EU draft regulation on AI leaked online

The draft regulation on a ‘European approach for artificial intelligence’ has been published online before planned announcement by the European Commission on 21 April 2021. The draft regulation aims... (See more)
Update date
14 Apr 2021

Facebook’s oversight board scope is expanded

Facebook oversight board widens scope to decide on content not removed by the platform, a key expansion of the board’s scope. Originally, it was conceived to rule only on appeals that required having... (See more)
Update date
14 Apr 2021

Google faces fine for abusing dominant position in Turkey

Turkey’s competition authority fined Google more than $36 million for having abused its dominant position in search engine services. The competition authority considered that Google favours its own... (See more)
Update date
14 Apr 2021

The biggest US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase goes for public sale

Following the US SEC decision to grant the Coinbase a public sale of its stocks, on April 14, the Coinbase shares will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. According to the independent reports... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

Russian competition authority starts proceeding against the most popular search engine in the country

Yandex, the largest search engine in Russian, is facing investigation by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) for alleged anticompetition law breaches. The FAS believes that Yandex creates unfair... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

Egypt to connect 1,300 Egyptian villages to optical fiber

Egyptian ICT minister Amr Talaat confirmed that 1,300 villages in Egypt will soon be connected to optical fiber as part of the "Decent Life" project. This phase is valued at EGP 5.6 billion ($356.4... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

FCC Speed Test app to help close the digital divide

The Federal Communications Commission has released a Speed Test app to close the digital divide. The app is expected to help map broadband availability and speeds across the country. The data... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

The EU finished the public consultation process for digital euro

On April 13, the EU central Bank (ECB) issued the digital euro public consultation report. In more than 8000 comments and suggestions users highlighted privacy, security, and the cross border... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

Decent Life project: 1,300 villages in Egypt to be connected to optical fiber

Egypt’s ICT minister has announced that some 1,300 villages in Egypt will be connected to optical fiber as part of the ‘Decent Life’ project. Under this initiative, 4,584 villages representing 58% of... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

Hungary and Serbia intensify cooperation on e-waste management

Metal processing company Metal Shredder Hungary (MSH) plans to build a factory in Becej, Serbia, by 2023, to collect and process electronic waste, as well as X-ray films from the Serbian healthcare... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

UK software firm sues Microsoft for £270 million over anticompetitive practices

The UK software company ValueLicensing has sued Microsoft against its alleged anticompetitive practices, including restrictive contractual requirements and abuse of dominance in the software market... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

Chinese authority fines Alibaba with a record $2.8 billion antitrust fine

China's antitrust body has imposed on Alibaba the most expensive penalty for having implemented anticompetitive business practices. The fine represents four percent of Alibaba’s domestic sales in... (See more)
Update date
12 Apr 2021

Ottawa to create new regulator for monitoring content takedown and protect children online

The public safety minister in Ottawa has stated that the liberal government will create a legislation to appoint a regulator responsible for content takedown by online platforms. These include... (See more)
Update date
12 Apr 2021

COVID app update blocked by Google and Apple over privacy concerns in the UK

The UK National Health System (NHS) Covid-19 app was blocked on Google and Apple stores for privacy violations. The app tracks interactions between users with their Bluetooth systems and venue check... (See more)
Update date
10 Apr 2021

UNESCO’s Digital Library project launched in South Sudan

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched its digital library project in South Sudan. The project aims to construct the culture of reading and self-learning using... (See more)
Update date
9 Apr 2021

Federal Trade Commission and US State governments urge a district court to not dismiss antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and several US state governments requested a District Court of Columbia to deny Facebook’s petition to dismiss antitrust lawsuits against the company. The FTC has... (See more)
Update date
9 Apr 2021

International tech platforms pay 76% less taxes than other companies in Brazil 

Technology giants pay 76% lower taxes on profit than other companies in Brazil, points out a survey based on data from the Federal Revenue Service. The research was led by the Federal Deputy João... (See more)
Update date
9 Apr 2021

Amazon owned platform Twitch to ban users for severe misconduct that occurs out of its website 

Twitch, a live-stream platform popular among video gamers, announced it will start a new approach to moderate content by banning users for offenses such as hate-group memberships or mass violence... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

US senators propose Strategic Competition Act outlining strategic approach to China

US senators have elaborated draft legislation aimed to lay out a US strategic approach to China and ‘assure that the United States is positioned to compete with China across all dimensions of... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

Georgian civil servants e-learning research

In a research conducted in 2020, UNDP and the UK Government assessed the benefits and challenges Georgian civil servants experienced during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The results showed that 63% of... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

Belarus adopts draft personal data protection law

According to the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the House of Representatives of Belarus has adopted a draft personal data protection law. The draft law defines categories... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

Hong-Kong Privacy Commissioner releases guidance on social media and messaging apps

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong-Kong has released guidance on protecting personal data privacy in the use of social media and instant messaging apps. The document... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

USA adds seven Chinese supercomputing entities added to export control list

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced that seven Chinese supercomputing entities have been added to the ‘Entity List’, an instrument used to restrict the export, re-export, and in-country... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

National Labor Relations Board determined that Amazon has unfair work practices

The US authority National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) considered that Amazon punished two activist employees by firing them without reasonable cause. The NLRB decision is a sign that the body is... (See more)
Update date
7 Apr 2021

Senegal and Morocco agree on ICT cooperation

On the margins of the inauguration of the Consulate General of Senegal in the city of Dakhla, Senegal and Morocco have concluded a cooperation agreement in the sphere of ICT and digital economy. More... (See more)
Update date
7 Apr 2021

Finland announces Quantum Institute

The Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have announced the establishment of InstituteQ – the Finnish Quantum Institute, dedicated to... (See more)
Update date
7 Apr 2021

University of Chicago launches quantum startup accelerator

In the USA, the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Chicago Quantum Exchange research hub have announced the launch of Duality, an accelerator programme... (See more)
Update date
7 Apr 2021

YouTube launches Violative View Rate metric to improve transparency and accountability

YouTube announced that it will soon release a metric named Violative View Rate (VVR) in its Community Guidelines Enforcement Report available quarterly. The metric VVR assists the platform to... (See more)
Update date
6 Apr 2021

UNESCO Director-General and President of Slovenia inaugurate first research centre on artificial intelligence

President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Audrey Azoulay launched the International Research Centre on... (See more)
Update date
6 Apr 2021

Finland and China win 2020 UNESCO's ICT in Education Prize

UNESCO's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education Prize international jury selected two best projects for 2020. The laureates are the Finnish online platform learning platform... (See more)
Update date
6 Apr 2021

Brazil adopts AI strategy

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in Brazil has adopted the Brazilian strategy on artificial intelligence, outlining actions aimed to stimulate research, innovation, and the... (See more)
Update date
15 Apr 2021

Court orders Uber to reintegrate five drivers excluded from the platform services by automated process

The district court of Amsterdam ruled that Uber should reintegrate five British and one Dutch driver, given that the decision to exclude them was only based on automated processing. The drivers... (See more)
Update date
14 Apr 2021

EU draft regulation on AI leaked online

The draft regulation on a ‘European approach for artificial intelligence’ has been published online before planned announcement by the European Commission on 21 April 2021. The draft regulation aims... (See more)
Update date
14 Apr 2021

Facebook’s oversight board scope is expanded

Facebook oversight board widens scope to decide on content not removed by the platform, a key expansion of the board’s scope. Originally, it was conceived to rule only on appeals that required having... (See more)
Update date
14 Apr 2021

Google faces fine for abusing dominant position in Turkey

Turkey’s competition authority fined Google more than $36 million for having abused its dominant position in search engine services. The competition authority considered that Google favours its own... (See more)
Update date
14 Apr 2021

The biggest US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase goes for public sale

Following the US SEC decision to grant the Coinbase a public sale of its stocks, on April 14, the Coinbase shares will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. According to the independent reports... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

Russian competition authority starts proceeding against the most popular search engine in the country

Yandex, the largest search engine in Russian, is facing investigation by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) for alleged anticompetition law breaches. The FAS believes that Yandex creates unfair... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

Egypt to connect 1,300 Egyptian villages to optical fiber

Egyptian ICT minister Amr Talaat confirmed that 1,300 villages in Egypt will soon be connected to optical fiber as part of the "Decent Life" project. This phase is valued at EGP 5.6 billion ($356.4... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

FCC Speed Test app to help close the digital divide

The Federal Communications Commission has released a Speed Test app to close the digital divide. The app is expected to help map broadband availability and speeds across the country. The data... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

The EU finished the public consultation process for digital euro

On April 13, the EU central Bank (ECB) issued the digital euro public consultation report. In more than 8000 comments and suggestions users highlighted privacy, security, and the cross border... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

Decent Life project: 1,300 villages in Egypt to be connected to optical fiber

Egypt’s ICT minister has announced that some 1,300 villages in Egypt will be connected to optical fiber as part of the ‘Decent Life’ project. Under this initiative, 4,584 villages representing 58% of... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

Hungary and Serbia intensify cooperation on e-waste management

Metal processing company Metal Shredder Hungary (MSH) plans to build a factory in Becej, Serbia, by 2023, to collect and process electronic waste, as well as X-ray films from the Serbian healthcare... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

UK software firm sues Microsoft for £270 million over anticompetitive practices

The UK software company ValueLicensing has sued Microsoft against its alleged anticompetitive practices, including restrictive contractual requirements and abuse of dominance in the software market... (See more)
Update date
13 Apr 2021

Chinese authority fines Alibaba with a record $2.8 billion antitrust fine

China's antitrust body has imposed on Alibaba the most expensive penalty for having implemented anticompetitive business practices. The fine represents four percent of Alibaba’s domestic sales in... (See more)
Update date
12 Apr 2021

Ottawa to create new regulator for monitoring content takedown and protect children online

The public safety minister in Ottawa has stated that the liberal government will create a legislation to appoint a regulator responsible for content takedown by online platforms. These include... (See more)
Update date
12 Apr 2021

COVID app update blocked by Google and Apple over privacy concerns in the UK

The UK National Health System (NHS) Covid-19 app was blocked on Google and Apple stores for privacy violations. The app tracks interactions between users with their Bluetooth systems and venue check... (See more)
Update date
10 Apr 2021

UNESCO’s Digital Library project launched in South Sudan

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has launched its digital library project in South Sudan. The project aims to construct the culture of reading and self-learning using... (See more)
Update date
9 Apr 2021

Federal Trade Commission and US State governments urge a district court to not dismiss antitrust lawsuits against Facebook

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and several US state governments requested a District Court of Columbia to deny Facebook’s petition to dismiss antitrust lawsuits against the company. The FTC has... (See more)
Update date
9 Apr 2021

International tech platforms pay 76% less taxes than other companies in Brazil 

Technology giants pay 76% lower taxes on profit than other companies in Brazil, points out a survey based on data from the Federal Revenue Service. The research was led by the Federal Deputy João... (See more)
Update date
9 Apr 2021

Amazon owned platform Twitch to ban users for severe misconduct that occurs out of its website 

Twitch, a live-stream platform popular among video gamers, announced it will start a new approach to moderate content by banning users for offenses such as hate-group memberships or mass violence... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

US senators propose Strategic Competition Act outlining strategic approach to China

US senators have elaborated draft legislation aimed to lay out a US strategic approach to China and ‘assure that the United States is positioned to compete with China across all dimensions of... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

Georgian civil servants e-learning research

In a research conducted in 2020, UNDP and the UK Government assessed the benefits and challenges Georgian civil servants experienced during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The results showed that 63% of... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

Hong-Kong Privacy Commissioner releases guidance on social media and messaging apps

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong-Kong has released guidance on protecting personal data privacy in the use of social media and instant messaging apps. The document... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

Belarus adopts draft personal data protection law

According to the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the House of Representatives of Belarus has adopted a draft personal data protection law. The draft law defines categories... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

USA adds seven Chinese supercomputing entities added to export control list

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has announced that seven Chinese supercomputing entities have been added to the ‘Entity List’, an instrument used to restrict the export, re-export, and in-country... (See more)
Update date
8 Apr 2021

National Labor Relations Board determined that Amazon has unfair work practices

The US authority National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) considered that Amazon punished two activist employees by firing them without reasonable cause. The NLRB decision is a sign that the body is... (See more)
Update date
7 Apr 2021

Senegal and Morocco agree on ICT cooperation

On the margins of the inauguration of the Consulate General of Senegal in the city of Dakhla, Senegal and Morocco have concluded a cooperation agreement in the sphere of ICT and digital economy. More... (See more)
Update date
7 Apr 2021

Finland announces Quantum Institute

The Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have announced the establishment of InstituteQ – the Finnish Quantum Institute, dedicated to... (See more)
Update date
7 Apr 2021

University of Chicago launches quantum startup accelerator

In the USA, the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Chicago Quantum Exchange research hub have announced the launch of Duality, an accelerator programme... (See more)
Update date
7 Apr 2021

YouTube launches Violative View Rate metric to improve transparency and accountability

YouTube announced that it will soon release a metric named Violative View Rate (VVR) in its Community Guidelines Enforcement Report available quarterly. The metric VVR assists the platform to... (See more)
Update date
6 Apr 2021

UNESCO Director-General and President of Slovenia inaugurate first research centre on artificial intelligence

President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Audrey Azoulay launched the International Research Centre on... (See more)
Update date
6 Apr 2021

Finland and China win 2020 UNESCO's ICT in Education Prize

UNESCO's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Education Prize international jury selected two best projects for 2020. The laureates are the Finnish online platform learning platform... (See more)
Update date
6 Apr 2021

Brazil adopts AI strategy

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in Brazil has adopted the Brazilian strategy on artificial intelligence, outlining actions aimed to stimulate research, innovation, and the... (See more)
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