French police accused of using facial recognition software illegally on 15/11/23
French national police have been illegally using the Israeli facial recognition software Briefcam since 2015, the French investigative media Disclose reported. DigiEduHack and the challenges of digital education on 14/11/23
Taking stock of the COVID-19 pandemic, which showed the importance of digital skills, the Commission launched a digital skill initiative targeted to the youth – the annual Digital Education Hackathon event. The 2023 Digital Education Hackathon is the initiative’s third... EU Commission’s digital education policy undergoes ‘reality check’ on 14/11/23
During the closing event of the annual Digital Education Hackathon on Monday (13 November), debates were held on the EU's lack of communication, protection of multilingualism, support for digital education and innovation and EU competencies. EU countries mull options on AI law while foundation model stalemate looms large on 14/11/23
The Spanish presidency of the EU Council asked for feedback on a series of less controversial points after the negotiations on the AI Act with the European Parliament hit a wall on foundation models. Digital technologies powering growth: the €628 billion opportunity for the EU’s SMEs [Promoted content] on 14/11/23
As political leaders gather this week in Spain for the European SME Week, new research suggests that digitalising SMEs could unlock EUR 638 billion for the EU's economy. Expectations high for German government’s e-adminstration promise on 14/11/23
Expectations for a successful transition to an e-administration in Germany are high among politicians and business leaders, but in reality, rollout remains slow, and the laws supposed to facilitate it are being criticised for failing to prioritise. EU, Ukraine strengthen cybersecurity cooperation on 13/11/23
The EU’s cybersecurity agency, ENISA, announced on Monday (13 November) that it will work with Ukraine to enhance cybersecurity by exchanging best practices, information sharing, and capacity-building. EU Connectivity Needs Fast Rollout – Policies Must Aid Objectives [Promoted content] on 13/11/23
Connectivity is increasingly linked to achieving the EU’s socioeconomic and climate goals. Europe must reduce the time and cost of rolling out high-speed internet service. This is only possible if the Gigabit Infrastructure Act remains focused on this objective. New NATO cyber forum to support collective response to cyberattacks on 10/11/23
A new NATO cyber forum aims to increase cooperation between NATO members as well as with the private sector to ramp up the Western military alliance's response to future cyber threats. EU’s AI Act negotiations hit the brakes over foundation models on 10/11/23
A technical meeting on the EU’s AI regulation broke down on Friday (10 November) after large EU countries asked to retract the proposed approach for foundation models. Unless the deadlock is broken in the coming days, the whole legislation is at risk.
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