DEPA was celebrated between Singapore, Chile and New Zealand. It has been depicted by the government of Singapore as a 'new kind of economic engagement and trade in the digital era'. Unlike free trade agreements, which cover a bro...
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has stated that the government will fast track digital ID to facilitate a more coordinated response to COVID-19. She noted that the lack of accurate data, for example on residential add...
The European Commission has registered a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) entitled 'Civil society initiative for a ban on biometric mass surveillance practices', proposed by the organisers of the Reclaim Your Face Campaign laun...
EURid, the registry for the .eu top-level domain (TLD), has announced that over 81 000 .eu domain names were placed under a 'suspended' status as of 1 January 2021. These domain names had been registered by UK-based citizens ...
The US Maryland State police has warned parents of the growing child sexual abuse online, especially with children spending more time on the Internet, urging them to take preventive measures. The Maryland State Police Computer Cri...
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched a public consultation on the regulation of gene editing (GE) and other genetic technologies. The current UK regulatory framework -based on EU legi...
The US Secretary of State has approved the creation of a Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET) and has directed the Department of State (DoS) to move forward with launching the new entity. T...
Reuters reported that Huawei has appealed against a court decision that allowed the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) to resume 5G spectrum auctions. The country's 5G roll out has excluded Huawei. A Swedish court backed an ...
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs had released a draft policy for identity management to seek public comments on 22 December 2020. The draft policy aims to capture biometrics data of every child born in South Africa ...
ICANN has made a call for the public to join the new Africa Strategy Working Group. The call was open for the public to join the group until 15 January 2020. The current Africa strategy began in 2013. It guides ICANN engagement in...
South Africa's Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams issued a statement, condemning the burning and destruction of cell phone network towers. The destruction follows a resurgence in conspiracy...
Polish mobile operator Play Communications announces a 5G network rollout in the city of Gdynia.While Play awaits authorisation from the Office of Electronic Communication (UKE), it already has equipment supplied by Chinese teleco...