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Insight EU Dossier Internet and Data Governance – Issue 1 / 2023

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Update on the regulatory framework of data and the Internet. Photo by geralt on Pixabay

ISSUE 1 / 2023

EU INTERNET GOVERNANCE
  • Internet Governance Forum: MEPs advocate an open, accessible and secure Internet
DIGITAL AGENDA
  • Global community convenes in Prague to take concrete actions for an open, free and secure Internet
  • “Harvesting the fruits of the digital age” – Keynote speech by EVP Vestager at the IBEC conference.
  • # DATA ACT
  • Data Act: MEPs back new rules for fair access and use of industrial data
  • EPP Group: New rules a “game-changer” for data economy
  • S&Ds: With the gas package we are setting the basis for an EU hydrogen market in the name of climate-neutrality
  • Joint industry statement: The Data Act is a leap into the unknown
# DIGITAL RIGHTS & PRINCIPLES
  • EU Commission on Digital Rights and Principles: Presidents of the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council sign European Declaration
  • EU Council on Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles: EU values and citizens at the centre of digital transformation
  • EU Parliament: EU institutions endorse declaration on digital rights and principles
  • Digital rights and principles: a digital transformation for EU citizens
  • Background on the European Digital Rights and Principles
# DIGITAL SERVICES ACT
  • EU Commission provides guidance for online platforms and search engines on publication of user numbers in the EU
  • Digital Services Act: EU’s landmark rules for online platforms enter into force
  • Bundesregierung: Das Gesetz über digitale Dienste
# DIGITAL MARKETS ACT
  • Digital Markets Act: rules for digital gatekeepers to ensure open markets enter into force
  • EU Commission Q&A: Digital Markets Act – Ensuring fair and open digital markets (updated 31/10/2022)
# CYBERSECURITY
  • Cybersecurity: EU holds 8th dialogue with the United States
  • EU Commission and EU countries simulate large-scale cyber-attacks to foster preparedness
  • Blue OLEx 2022 tests the Standard Operating Procedures of the EU CyCLONe
# EU COMMISSION
  • European Digital Identity Wallets:  Commission publishes first technical Toolbox towards prototypes
  • First report on the application of data protection rules for EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
# EU PARLIAMENT
  • MEPs back plans for an EU-wide digital wallet
– S&D
  • S&Ds: European Digital Identity will remove virtual borders and shape new and active European citizenship
  • The S&D Group’s new position paper for a digital transition in the European Union that benefits all
– ECR
  • Don’t make platforms beasts of burden, says MEP Adam Bielan (ECR)
# EU COUNCIL
  • ST 14826 2022 INIT Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online
  • ST 15213 2022 INIT Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act) – Progress report
  • ST 14344 2022 INIT Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity – General approach
# EU AGENCIES
– EDPS
  • EDPS opinion on personal data and public safety
– ETSI
  • How cybersecurity standards support the evolving EU legislative landscape
– ENISA
  • ENISA on Cybersecurity & Foreign Interference in the EU Information Ecosystem
# EU MEMBER STATES
– FRANCE
  • CNIL : Les enjeux économiques de la mise en œuvre du règlement sur la gouvernance des données
  • E-Commerce in France: In 2022 French consumers spent almost €147 billion online – Ecommerce Europe
– GERMANY
  • Digitaler Wandel soll Mensch und Umwelt nutzen – Bundesregierung
  • Bundestag: Einfluss von Algorithmen in digitalen Medien auf die Meinungsbildung
  • Neue Design-Richtline vorgestellt: Deutsche Cookie-Banner nutzerfreundlich gestalten
  • eIDAS Summit und Digital Office Conference 2023 – Bitkom
  • Bundestag: Anhörung zur Besteuerung der Einkünfte auf digitalen Plattformen
  • Zum Start des Digital Market Acts: BMWK startet Konsultation zu Erfahrungen mit digitalen Plattformen
# STAKEHOLDERS
– DATA FOUNDATION
  • RegTech 2023 Data Summit: Data Modernization under the Financial Data Transparency Act
– EDRI
  • Civil society calls for the EU AI act to better protect people on the move – EDRi
– CENTER FOR DATA INNOVATION
  • The EU’s Approach to AI Standards Is Protectionist and Will Undermine Its AI Ambitions – Center for Data Innovation
  • Ten Principles for Regulation That Does Not Harm AI Innovation – Center for Data Innovation
– CIRCLE ID
  • FTC Comment Period Emphasizes the Need for a Better WHOIS System – CircleID
– CLOUD SECURITY ALLIANCE
  • What’s the Difference Between ISO 27001:2013 and ISO 27001:2022? – Cloud Security Alliance
  • Building a Better DSPM by Combining Data Classification Techniques – Cloud Security Alliance
– BITKOM
  • Personal unter Palmen: Darauf müssen Arbeitgeber bei Remote Work im Ausland achten
– THE FUTURE SOCIETY
  • Working group publishes A Manifesto on Enforcing Law in the Age of “Artificial Intelligence” – The Future Societ
– MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT
  • Meinungsfreiheit contra Falschmeldungen – Studie der ax-Planck-Gesellschaft
  • Psychologischer Blick auf künstliche Intelligenz GPT-3 – Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
# COMPANIES
– META
  • Enabling a Safer and Inclusive Internet for Everyone – Meta by Facebook
– DEUTSCHE TELEKOM
  • Deutsche Telekom verpflichtet sich auf KI-Manifest
  • Intelligente Algorithmen sollen im Katastrophenschutz helfen
# OTHER COUNTRIES
– UK
  • Research: Research into the impact of streaming services’ algorithms on music consumption – UK Government Departments
– SINGAPORE
  • EU and Singapore launch Digital Partnership
– USA
  • CISA and FBI Release ESXiArgs Ransomware Recovery Guidance
  • U.S. NIST: Phishing Resistance – Protecting the Keys to Your Kingdom
  • Second EU-US Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue consolidates international cooperation on competition policy and enforcement in technology sector
# GLOBAL REGULATORS
– COUNCIL OF EUROPE
  • France and Germany become 32nd and 33rd States to sign the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
– IETF
  • IETF 116 Yokohama – 25 -31 March 2023
  • IETF Blog: Six Applied Networking Research Prizes Awarded for 2023
– ITU
  • ITU’s “AI for Good” showcases AI with positive, global impact
  • UN tech agency ITU seeks open and inclusive metaverse
  • New management team takes helm at UN tech agency ITU
– ICANN
  • Latest initiatives, decisions and publications by ICANN in January / February 2023
  • Join the Webinar and Apply for the NextGen@ICANN Program at ICANN77
  • ICANN Announces Plans for APAC DNS Forum 2023
  • Apply for ICANN’s Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program
  • ICANN77 Community Childcare Grants Pilot Program Application Now Open
  • ICANN Request for Information: gTLD Application Life Cycle System
  • ICANN Request for Quotation: Storage Network Replacement 2023
  • ICANN Publishes UA Roadmap for Domain Name Registry and Registrar Systems
  • Register for the ICANN76 Community Forum in Cancún, Mexico
  • ICANN Publishes Seven Additional Script-Based Reference Label Generation Rules
  • ICANN’s Annual IANA Customer Survey Shows Shift in Engagement Preferences
  • ICANN Publishes Proposed Procedure for Selecting a TLD String for Private Use
  • Coalition for Digital Africa to Launch Study of Continent’s DNS Landscape
  • Apply Now for ICANN and PTI Leadership Positions
  • ICANN Receives Final Declaration in the Namecheap Independent Review Process
– IAB
  • IAB Re-Appoints Harald Alvestrand as Liaison to the ICANN Board of Directors

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