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Insight EU Dossier: Internet and Data Governance – Update 4/2023

Dec 22, 2023 , ,
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    This dossier and its udates cover the evolving global Internet governance. Photo by TheDigitalArtist on Pixabay

ISSUE 4 / 2023

# IGF 2023
  • Vice-President Jourová in Japan to attend the 18th Internet Governance Forum and launch stakeholder consultation on the G7 Code of Conduct for Generative AI
  • Background on the Internet Governance Forum 2023
# EURODIG
  • EuroDIG 2024 x Baltic Domain Days in Vilnius!
# DIGITAL EUROPE
  • First EU Commission report on the State of the Digital Decade calls for collective action to shape the digital transition
  • Questions & Answers on the First State of the Digital Decade
  • COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Report on the state of the Digital Decade 2023
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Implementation of the Digital Decade objectives and the Digital Rights and Principles Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Report on the state of the Digital Decade 2023
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Digital Decade Cardinal Points Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Report on the state of the Digital Decade 2023
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Digital Decade Country Reports Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parlaiment, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Report on the state of the Digital Decade 2023
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT DESI 2023 methodological note Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Report on the state of the Digital Decade 2023
# SPYWARE
  • Predator Files scandal shows the need for legislative framework on intrusive spyware
  • MEP Diana Riba (EFA) calls on the EU Commission to implement the PEGASUS findings
# SOCIAL ENGINEERING
  • Launch of the European Cybersecurity Month to focus on addressing “social engineering”
# DISINFORMATION
  • EU cybersecurity exercise to foster cooperation and promote free and fair EU elections
  • Speech by Vice-President Jourová at Fighting Misinformation Online 2023 Event
  • EU Commission recommends Member States to fast-track DSA governance to enhance response to illegal online content*
  • EU Commission sends request for information to Apple and Google under the Digital Services Act
  • EU Commission sends request for information to TikTok under the Digital Services Act
  • EU Commission sends request for information to Meta under the Digital Services Act
  • The EU Commission sends request for information to X under the Digital Services Act
  • The EU Commission advances towards an enhanced Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online *
  • Major online platforms report on first six months under the new Code of Practice on Disinformation
# DATA GOVERNANCE ACT
  • European strategy for data: Data Governance Act becomes applicable
# CYBER RESILIENCE
  • Cyber resilience act: EU Council and Parliament strike a deal on security requirements for digital products
  • Cyber solidarity act [EU Legislation in Progress] – EP – Research Service
  • Cybersecurity: Member states agree common position on a targeted amendment to the cybersecurity act
  • EU commission and Member States conduct large-scale cyber-attacks simulation for enhanced preparedness
  • EU and NATO intensify cooperation on addressing cyber threats
  • Tech and Geopolitics: Building European Resilience in the Digital Age – Keynote speech by European Commissioner Thierry Breton at the Tallinn Digital Summit
  • Shifting Paradigms in Europe’s Approach to Cyber Defence – Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
# DIGITAL MARKETS ACT
  • EU Commission publishes template for DMA gatekeepers for their reporting obligations on consumer profiling techniques
  • EU Consultation on the template relating to the reporting on consumer profiling techniques
  • La Commission organisera une cérémonie de signature de l’engagement de protection des consommateurs avec 11 plateformes de commerce électronique
  • C(2023)8373: Preliminary findings pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act)
  • C(2023)8371: Preliminary findings pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act)
  • C(2023)8391: Preliminary findings pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act)
  • EU Commission publishes template for compliance report under the Digital Markets Act
  • Questions and Answers: Digital Markets Act: Ensuring fair and open digital markets – updated
  • Digital Markets Act: Call for tenders for a study on mobile ecosystems
  • Digital Markets Act: EU Commission designates six gatekeepers
# DIGITAL SERVICES ACT
  • EU Commission designates second set of Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act
  • EU Commission opens formal proceedings against X under the Digital Services Act
  • EU Commission launches public consultation on the Implementing Regulation on transparency reporting under the DSA
  • Meeting of the informal Network – Digital Services Act
  • EU Commission sends request for information to Amazon under the Digital Services Act
  • EU Commission sends requests for information to Meta and Snap under the Digital Services Act
  • EU Commission sends requests for information to TikTok and YouTube under the Digital Services Act
  • EU Commission services sign administrative arrangement with Italian media regulator to support enforcement of Digital Services Act
  • Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines to publish first transparency reports under the DSA
  • EU Commission services sign administrative arrangements with French and Irish media regulators to support enforcement of Digital Services Act
  • Digital Services Act: EU Commission launches Transparency Database
# ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
  • COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION on quality requirements for dispute resolution procedures offered by online marketplaces and Union trade associations
  • REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the application of Directive 2013/11/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes and Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Accompanying the document Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes, as well as Directives (EU) 2015/2302, (EU) 2019/2161 and (EU) 2020/1828
  • Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes, as well as Directives (EU) 2015/2302, (EU) 2019/2161 and (EU) 2020/1828
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Accompanying the document Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes, as well as Directives (EU) 2015/2302, (EU) 2019/2161 and (EU) 2020/1828
  • COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Subsidiarity Grid Accompanying the document Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes, as well as Directives (EU) 2015/2302, (EU) 2019/2161 and (EU) 2020/1828
# EU COMMISSION
  • Safer Internet Forum 2023
  • EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: Cybersecurity
  • EU Commission and consumer authorities look into business practices of influencers
  • New measures to simplify the resolution of disputes out of court and boost consumer rights
  • Plus de 240 millions d’euros pour soutenir les infrastructures de connectivité numérique
  • De nouvelles règles en matière de transparence fiscale aideront les États membres à faire la lumière sur le secteur des crypto-actifs
# EU PARLIAMENT
  • MEPs warn about legal challenges of the virtual worlds
  • Cybersecurity: MEPs back plans to increase cooperation against threats
# EU COUNCIL
  • European ministers discuss how to make the EU a global benchmark for digital rights
# CJEU
  • Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-634/21: SCHUFA Holding (Scoring)
  • Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-470/21: La Quadrature du Net and Others
# EU FUNDING
– DIGITAL EUROPE
  • The Digital Europe Programme makes €84 million available to strengthen AI and cybersecurity
  • EU to invest more than €760 million in digital transition and cybersecurity
  • EU Commission opens calls to invest €42 million in digital skills
– SIMPL
  • EU Commission awards €41 million contract to develop infrastructure for Common European Data Spaces
– CEF
  • CEF Digital Info Day – Call for proposals 3
# EU MEMBER STATES
– THE NETHERLANDS
  • Launch of campaign against cybercrime – Online fraud can happen to anyone
– GERMANY
  • BMWK: Digital-Gipfel kommt 2024 nach Frankfurt am Main
  • Cybersicherheitslage erfordert strategische Neuaufstellung – BMI
  • WD 3 – 071/23 Zum Trennungsgebot zwischen Polizei und Nachrichtendiensten. Ausprägung im Bereich der Cyberabwehr – Bundestags-Gutachten & Ausarbeitungen
# RESEARCH & THINK TANKS
– MIT
  • Using language to give robots a better grasp of an open-ended world – MIT News – Robotics
# COMPANIES
– ALPHABET/GOOGLE
  • Antitrust: EU Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google over abusive practices in online advertising technology
  • Remarks by Executive Vice-President Vestager on the Statement of Objections sent to Google over practices in the online advertising technology industry
# GLOBAL REGULATORS
– UNITED NATIONS
  • EU Statement on the UN Global Digital Compact: Deep Dive on Accelerating progress on the SDGs
  • Opening remarks by Katarina Clifford, Head of Human Rights & Social Affairs, at the joint event on Emerging Digital Technologies: Opportunities and Risks for Children’s Rights
– IMF
  • IMF Working Paper: Digitalization and Gender Equality in Political Leadership in Sub-Saharan Africa
# OTHER COUNTRIES
– NORWAY
  • Norway remains committed to an open, global, and free Internet
– JAPAN
  • EU and Japan meet during 4th Competition Week to reinforce cooperation on competition policy
– CHINA
  • European Businesses call for more clarity in China’s data regulations
  • EU-China: Cybersecurity Conference 2023
– USA
  • NIST Offers Draft Guidance on Evaluating a Privacy Protection Technique for the AI Era
  • L’UE et les États-Unis organisent un dialogue sur le cyberespace à Bruxelles
  • DRL Internet Freedom Annual Program Statement
  • U.S. Call: Supporting Critical Open-Source Technologies That Enable a Free and Open Internet
  • NIST Unveils Newly Named Human-Centered Cybersecurity Program
  • NIST Researchers Explore Best Practices for Talking to Kids About Online Privacy
  • Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Actions to Protect Youth Mental Health, Safety & Privacy Online
  • Mapping out our Destination: Responsible Innovation via the U.S. NIST Identity Roadmap

     

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