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The IIC Board anticipates proposing a slate of four new directors for election at the AGM in October 2023, which will take place in Cologne, Germany. This represents a new cadence for IIC board service and an opportunity to refresh the Board’s membership, broaden its experience and bring new ideas to the table. Read more

The Competition Commission of India has ordered Google to refrain from agreements that mandate pre-installation of its apps and ensure exclusivity of its search services. India’s Supreme Court has also declined Google’s request to block the directives, which the company had argued would hurt consumers. Read more.

Microsoft will set up a ‘data boundary’ in the European Union for its cloud customers. The move allows users to store and process data within the bloc. The boundary will be introduced in phases, beginning in January 2023. Read more

Twitter has closed its Brussels office and the two executives responsible for the company’s digital policy in Europe have left. Some EU officials have expressed concern over the company’s willingness to follow the bloc’s new rules, set out in the Digital Services Act, which are designed to police online content. Read more.

The European Commission has said that it would seek feedback from the technology and telecoms industry in the coming months over the issue of whether technology companies should contribute to network costs. European telecoms operators have long argued that service providers should contribute to the funding of networks. Google rejected the proposal as ‘a 10… [Read More]

This paper will first explain what the Metaverse is by exploring definitions and identifying who is shaping it today, how it differs from the current state of the online world, the possible complexities that arise from the Metaverse, and what policy approaches should be prioritised by governments. Read More here.