A competition, supported by members of the IIC, to encourage and promote original thought in the areas of communications and policy What do you need to do? Entrants are asked to produce an essay, submitted electronically, on the following topic: A green and digital ‘twin transition’ is underway but can both targets be met? What… [Read More]
Regulatory Watch – June 2024
Round-up of the latest news Microsoft accused of Teams antitrust violation California AI Bill AI companies should be spending ‘one third of resources’ on safety US government bans sale of Kaspersky software Apple charged with breaching EU competition rules ‘Upload monitoring’ proposed to unlock Child Sexual Abuse regulation BEREC issues draft report on M2M and… [Read More]
Regulatory Watch – May 2024
Round-up of the latest news US plans to help connect 80 per cent of Africa Large language models ‘will not reach human intelligence’ Microsoft unbundles Teams globally to avert antitrust concerns EU approves Act designed to increase domestic green tech production AI is more hyped than used but people are optimistic, finds study See more
Regulatory Watch – April 2024
Google considers ‘AI charge’ US and UK pact on AI testing Starlink ordered to cut off subscribers in Zimbabwe Ad transparency tools lack data and functionality, says report Trustworthiness tests for clean technologies EU cyber certification scheme relaxes rules over sovereignty See more
Regulatory Watch – March 2024
OpenAI announces more media partnerships for ChatGPT Zambia has a new 700 km fibre network Apple has been hit by a huge fine from the EU, but it’s going to appeal UK and Australian governments agree on greater cooperation in online safety Public will get greater say on cybercrime, says Barbados industry minister New reports… [Read More]
Regulatory Watch – February 2024
The EU has published its long-awaited white paper on networks and infrastructure, ‘How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs’. The AI boom is raising concerns over the water consumed by data centres. Researchers from the University of California suggest that demand for services powered by artificial intelligence would drive up water withdrawal to between 4.2… [Read More]