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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.

 Technology Weekly 
All the unresolved political issues in the EU’s short-term rental bill (10/11/23)
AI Act’s proposals and counterproposals, Cyber Resilience Act’s path set (10/11/23)
The AI Act seen from the European Parliament (10/11/23)
EU policymakers paved the way for cybersecurity law for connected devices (09/11/23)
OECD updates definition of Artificial Intelligence ‘to inform EU’s AI Act’ (09/11/23)
EU’s top court rules against Austria’s content moderation law (09/11/23)
AI Act: Leading MEPs propose initial criteria for classifying foundation models as ‘high-impact’ (09/11/23)
EU countries to remove ‘tacit approval’ for admin procedures in broadband law (09/11/23)
The importance of AI governance: beyond regulatory compliance [Promoted content] (09/11/23)
AWS Digital Sovereignty Pledge: Announcing a new, independent sovereign cloud in Europe [Promoted content] (08/11/23)
Beyond just regulation: Opportunities and risks in the AI landscape (08/11/23)
The EU is overlooking the need to support investments in Artificial Intelligence, expert says (08/11/23)
Europe lacks courage in pursuing digital sovereignty, cloud service CEO says (08/11/23)
Google, telecom heavyweights push for interoperability on Apple’s iMessage (08/11/23)
‘Media pluralism test’ in European Media Freedom Act must achieve what it is set out to do (08/11/23)
Germany launches AI action plan to boost investments, European cooperation (08/11/23)
EU should not shoot into its digitalisation legs (08/11/23)
DIGITAL SME Summit – Building European technological leadership [Promoted content] (08/11/23)
EU policymakers nail down agreement on political advertising (07/11/23)
Governance of foundation models in EU’s AI law starts to take shape (07/11/23)
Why data is critical to fueling the future of the European energy sector [Promoted content] (07/11/23)
Spanish presidency pitches obligations for foundation models in EU’s AI law (07/11/23)
Frontex illegally processing migrants’ data, EU watchdog says (06/11/23)
AI Act: MEPs mull narrow facial recognition technology uses in exchange for other bans (06/11/23)
EU Commission’s nameless experts behind its child sexual abuse law (06/11/23)
The open source software question, market concentration in AI (03/11/23)
Are EU regulators ready for concentration in the AI market? (03/11/23)
German government reports risk of cyber threats higher than ever (03/11/23)
The Cyber Resilience Act and the future of open source software (03/11/23)
Experts question EU report on emerging deep tech (02/11/23)
EU squeezes Meta on personal data use for targeting ads (02/11/23)
Journalist killings in Malta, Greece, Slovakia, Netherlands remain unsolved – report (02/11/23)
Volkswagen rejects Czech gigafactory location, citing low demand for EV batteries (02/11/23)
Nude deepfakes flood the internet amid legislative vacuum (31/10/23)
EU Commission’s “multi-cloud strategy” raises consistency questions (31/10/23)
EU policymakers brace for clash in thorny debate over platform workers’ status (31/10/23)
France and Germany increasingly drift apart on digital sovereignty of cloud sector (31/10/23)
Moldova blocks access to Russia’s main news agencies (31/10/23)
NGOs urge EU Commission to include porn websites in the ‘systemic risk’ club (30/10/23)
Targeting of EU officials with Predator spyware shows need for stronger legal controls (30/10/23)

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