Updates

13 Jul 2026

European Commission panel recommends social media restrictions for under-13s

EU advisers say child safety online requires age assurance, safer design and stronger enforcement.

13 Jul 2026

UK brings major cloud providers under financial oversight

Critical cloud providers face new oversight to protect UK financial infrastructure.

13 Jul 2026

AI for Good Global Summit 2026 concludes with a focus on implementation

Venezuela’s teams won the AI for Good Global Summit robotics competition on food security.

13 Jul 2026

UNESCO study highlights AI gender gap in South Asia

Women remain underrepresented in AI leadership, UNESCO finds across six South Asian countries.

13 Jul 2026

European Commission preliminarily finds Meta’s addictive platform design breaches the DSA

New findings see the European Commission challenge Meta’s engagement driven platform design.

13 Jul 2026

Greece launches €10 million call to accelerate municipal digital transformation

New government funding in Greece promotes resilient municipalities and citizen-focused digital public services.

13 Jul 2026

WSIS Forum 2026 closes with call to turn digital commitments into action

WSIS Forum 2026 concluded with a call to turn digital commitments into measurable action, as leaders urged governments and stakeholders to make the coming decade one of implementation focused on digital inclusion, responsible AI, and improving people’s lives.

13 Jul 2026

EU-Australia Digital Dialogue focuses on AI and online safety

AI infrastructure, cybersecurity and secure connectivity were central to the third EU-Australia Digital Dialogue.

13 Jul 2026

ILO and EU deepen cooperation on AI and jobs

AI governance advances through cooperation between the ILO and European Commission.

13 Jul 2026

ITU launches standards group for agentic AI

Global experts will collaborate through ITU to develop AI trust frameworks that support secure, transparent and accountable autonomous systems.