The US Department of Defense (DoD) has launched the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, to support the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO), a position assumed by DoD Chief Information Officer Joh...
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces the release of five new documents concerning software security practices (2 documents) and software security labelling (3 documents). These documents are align...
The Constitutional Court of South Africa issued a landmark judgement declaring that secret and unchecked surveillance practices and bulk interception used by the South African National Communications Centre is unlawful unless expl...
The government of Sweden is planning to introduce digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates by the summer. The government is looking to ensure that the certificate will be internationally recognised and they are therefore consulti...
According to a report, Aga Khan Health Services Tanzania launched a telemedicine app 'Pigia Daktari App' to help Tanzanians access quality, safe, and affordable healthcare across the country. The app was developed by the Aga...
In response to the recent events in Tunisia where violations of human rights were reported amid a protest against poverty and social and economic inequality, Access Now identified a digital policy agenda for Tunisia wit...
The 47th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China reveals that as of December 2020, China had 989 million internet users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase of 85.4 million internet users was observed...
According to a report, legislators of New Hampshire, USA held a hearing on a bill that would roll back provisions protecting telehealth coverage in the state. The bill was sponsored by three Republican state legislators and target...
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child adopted General Comment 25 on children's rights in relation to the digital environment. The rights of children will now apply online as they do offline. The document clarifies what...
The 5Rights Foundation welcomed the adoption of General Comment 25 on children's rights in relation to the digital environment by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The 5Rights Foundation, along with a steering committee...
The UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee published a report titled '5G market diversification and wider lessons for critical and emerging technologies', highlighting that the UK's dependency on only two vendors in ...
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center has issued a decision in Google LLC v. Global Domain Privacy Services Inc / Ken Nguyen over the domain name 'youtubeconverter.io'. Google claimed...