Digital Services Act: EU Commission presents new best-practice election toolkit
Today, the EU Commission published an elections toolkit, providing practical details on how the Digital Services Act (DSA) Election Guidelines can…
Independent International Scientific Panel on AI: EU Statement at UN consultations
According to the EU, the Scientific Panel on AI should provide reliable, credible, and representative scientific knowledge on opportunities, risks,…
AI and labour markets: Remarks by EVP Mînzatu at the Interparliamentary Committee
"The question before us is not whether AI will transform the labour market. It is rather how we, as policymakers and representatives…
Insight EU Digitization and Entertainment Weekly 10 – 14 February 2025
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EU Commission consults on its future EU Start-up and Scale-up Strategy
Start-ups and scale-ups should be the engine of Europe's innovation and competitiveness. Yet, many still face hurdles—limited access to private…
13th EU-Brazil Digital Dialogue reinforces digital cooperation
The Digital Dialogue is a cornerstone of the EU-Brazil strategic partnership established in 2007, which fosters deeper cooperation across a…
Polish Government announces “billion-dollar investments” by Google and Alphabet
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai at the Google for Startups Campus in…
High-Performance Computing: EuroHPC starts EU-Indian GANANA Project
GANANA will strengthen expertise exchange, foster research links and enhance the development of software for HPC applications. Three European HPC…
Eurobarometer: Do Europeans support the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace?
Digital technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), are widely seen as beneficial across Europe—enhancing jobs, the economy, society, and overall quality…
The AI for Good Global Summit tackles the rise of autonomous AI agents
A new wave of autonomous AI—capable of reasoning, acting independently, and scaling at unprecedented speed—is rapidly reshaping the technological landscape.…
Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence publishes declarations and documents
Actors from more than 100 countries on 5 continents, from governments, international organizations, private companies, social partners, civil society and…
Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi at the AI Action Summit: AI is writing the code for humanity
India's Prime Minister noted that the world was at the dawn of the AI age where this technology was fast…
Europe launches InvestAI initiative: €200bn of investment in Artificial Intelligence
At the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has launched InvestAI, an initiative to mobilise €200…
AI Action Summit: Speech by President von der Leyen at the European working meeting
"The start-up scene in Europe is booming. The number of AI companies that became unicorns has increased by 10 times…
Global Partnership calls for gender to be an integral part of the AI Action Summit
In light of the Global AI Action Summit organised by France, several members countries of the Global Partnership for Action…
Activities of Executive Vice-President Virkkunen at the AI Action Summit in Paris
The summit will be hosted by France with India co-chairing the event. Building on past AI safety summits (Bletchley Park,…
UK publishes AI playbook, invites expressions of interests to create AI Growth Zones
The UK government is accelerating efforts to build the infrastructure needed to support AIgrowth. AIgrowth Zones will unlock investment in…
President von der Leyen and EVPs Virkkunen and Séjourné at the AI Action Summit (updated)
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen, and Executive Vice-President…
G7 Hiroshima AI Code of Conduct: OECD launches global monitoring framework
Despite a recent U.S. Executive Order lifting legal restrictions on AI, the OECD has introduced a framework to monitor compliance…
Background on the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris
This international Summit will bring together almost 100 countries and over a thousand private sector and civil society representatives from…
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EU-LISA and ENISA strengthen cooperation with new 2025-2027 plan
The EU Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (EU-LISA)…
AI system definition: EU Commission publishes guidelines to facilitate first AI Act’s rules
The guidelines defining Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems explain the practical application of the legal concept, as anchored in the AI…
Insight EU Digitization and Entertainment Monitoring Weekly 27 – 31 January 2025
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Pioneering OpenEuroLLM opens large language models to European languages
The EU Commission awarded the prestigious Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Seal to the multilingual AI project OpenEuroLLM –…
First rules of the European Artificial Intelligence Act are now applicable
As of Sunday, 2 February, the first rules under the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) started to apply. This includes…
EU Commission and European Space Agency sign EuroQCI implementation agreement
Roberto Viola, Director-General of DG CNECT, and Laurent Jaffart, Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications at the European Space Agency…
EU Commission summary of its European Competitiveness Compass proposal
The Competitiveness Compass sets out the course the EU Commission will follow in the next five years. The Compass, first announced by…
17th European Space Conference: Speech by EVP Henna Virkkunen
"At a time when the global AI race remains extremely competitive, the potential of AI in space and defence is…
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Insight EU Digitization and Entertainment Monitoring Weekly 20 – 25 January 2025
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Data Protection: 1st meeting of AI Correspondents Network
In 2024, the EDPS proposed a correspondents network to facilitate AI governance in public administrations. Even though the AI Act…
CER Analysis: Why tech firms should not stoke transatlantic tensions
Some large US tech firms want to enlist President Trump in their attempts to water down EU tech laws. Such…
EESC champions pro-worker AI in high-level debate
With Artificial Intelligence reshaping the workplace, it is crucial to continue promoting human-centric AI and advocating for policies that balance…
U.S. Executive Order: Removing barriers to U.S. leadership in Artificial Intelligence
The United States has led the way in AI innovation, powered by free markets, top-tier research, and entrepreneurship. To preserve…
Eurostat: Usage of AI technologies increasing in EU enterprises
In 2024, 13.5% of enterprises in the EU with 10 or more employees used artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to conduct…
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World Economic Forum: Transcript of U.S. President Donald Trump’s special address
In his first major global address as the newly inaugurated 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump took…
ITU and global organizations rally to close the AI skills gap
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, the East Africa Community and Cognizant are among more than 25 organizations from around the…
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EU Data Protection Supervisor: MEPs choose Bruno Gencarelli as top candidate
The EU Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee selected Bruno Gencarelli as their preferred candidate for the role of European Data Protection…
U.S. Patent and Tradmark Office issues FAQs on Guidance for AI-assisted inventions
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published FAQs about the USPTO’s Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions. These FAQs provide…
General-purpose artificial intelligence: CCIA introduces global training data template
Committed to promoting transparency in the development of general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI) models, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)…
PM Keir Starmer’s speech on the AI Opportunities Action Plan
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a compelling speech this morning on the AI Opportunities Action Plan, underscoring the transformative…
White House: Ensuring U.S. security and economic strength in the age of AI
To strengthen U.S. security and economic strength, the Biden-Harris Administration today released an Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion…
EU JRC: Setting out a roadmap for standardisation of organ-on-chip technology
Organ-on-chip (OoC) is an integration of biotechnology with micro-fluidic chips and sensors to build miniaturised versions of human organs, such…
Meta’s Fact-Checking Exit: Strategic Pivot or Risky Gamble?
Meta’s bold move to replace third-party fact-checking with community notes is making waves. Is this a strategic play to boost…
EU General Purpose AI Code: CCIA warns that the “rushed process” could derail
Accoording to the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), the current drafting process of the GPAI Code risks dashing the…
EU General-Purpose AI Code of Practice: Independent experts present second draft
Independent experts presented the second draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, based on the feedback received on the…
Advancing science with AI: EU Commission hosts high-level roundtable
The experts’ input contributes to the forthcoming initiative on a European AI Research Council and the Strategy to increase the…
Cooperative smart city development: EU-funded AI innovation powers a new era
Today, in Valencia, the CitiVerse European Digital Innovation Consortium (EDIC) was officially established during its inaugural general assembly. This milestone marks a…
Adult skills in literacy and numeracy declining or stagnating in most OECD countries
Literacy and numeracy skills among adults have largely declined or stagnated over the past decade in most OECD countries, according…
Second meeting of the AI Board prepares action points for 2025
The meeting concluded with a forward-looking discussion on guidelines for prohibited AI practices and system definitions, along with action points…
EuroHPC choses seven consortia to establish AI factories
The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC) has selected seven proposals to establish and operate the first AI Factories across Europe.…