The Barbados' Government signed an agreement with Productive Business Solutions (PBS) Barbados last September, signalling the start of the Barbados Digital ID and National ID Card Replacement Project. PBS is the supplier...
Social change charity The Good Things Foundation condemned the UK government for digitally excluding millions of adults due to a lack of government support and investment into internet access, which has been heightened during the ...
The Japanese government is reported to have earmarked JPY50 billion (about US$482 million) for research and development (R&D) on 6G wireless technology, promoting public and private cooperation in this effort. The government p...
According to a news report, internet shutdowns in India cost the nation a whopping US$2.8 billion placing the nation on top of a list comprising 21 countries that restricted citizens' access to the internet in 2020. The cost of th...
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 ...