IIC’s annual Communications Policy and Regulation Week 2026 is taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The IIC’s 57th Annual Conference will take place on 14 – 15 October 2026. Regulators, policy makers, industry and civil society will join panels and breakout sessions addressing the big questions and issues facing the sector. Communications Policy and Regulation Week will… [Read More]
Regulatory Watch – July 2026
Round-up of the latest news Anthropic settles copyright lawsuit with $1.5 billion payment Publishers rethinking Google deals as AI supplants traditional search 3,000 websites taken down for illegal world cup streams EU fines AliExpress 550 Million euros for sales of illegal goods EU refers four member states to the European Court for not transposing cybersecurity… [Read More]
Regulatory Watch – June 2026
Round-up of the latest news Trust in news hits an all-time low Anthropic suspends advanced AI models after export ban UK to introduce ‘Australia plus’ social media ban EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots EU announces tech sovereignty package Read more
Future Leaders Competition 2026
What do you need to do?This year, entrants are asked to produce an essay and submit electronically on the following topic: Effective emergency preparedness: safeguarding ICT systems and infrastructure from disruption Communications networks are treated as a critical national infrastructure because of the key role they play (increasingly) in daily life but also as a… [Read More]
Critical Connections
A two-part series on the future of telecommunications: infrastructure, access and sovereignt Australia’s telecommunications sector stands at a regulatory crossroads. The physical infrastructure underpinning our digital economy, from mobile towers and fibre to subsea cables, data centres and now low-earth-orbit satellites, has never been more strategically significant, yet much of the framework governing it was… [Read More]
Regulatory Watch – May 2026
Round-up of the latest news EU prepares to ban social media for children Italy busts streaming piracy ring Malaysia introduces age restrictions for online platforms Canada triples financial contributions from US streamers European Court confirms publisher’s rights to ‘fair compensation’ EU legislators reach agreement on AI Omnibus Read more