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Bart Smallman, Research Analyst

The EC’s code of practice for GPAI

Despite calls for a delayed implementation of the AI Act, the EC’s much-debated code aims to outline a compliance blueprint for GPAI models

Norway: Nkom’s guide to in-building connectivity

Nkom advocates cross-sector collaboration, rather than regulatory intervention, to address increasing problems with poor mobile coverage indoors

Connectivity on trains and 5GSA: The UK’s digital infrastructure priorities

Ahead of completing a mobile market review and publishing a new SSP for Ofcom, the Government has unveiled its ambitions for the telecoms sector over the next decade

New Rules: The UK’s DUA (Act)

Despite a contentious route to Royal Assent, the UK’s Data Act has been passed into law, marking an important step forward in the Government’s digitisation goals

Funding the UK’s digital markets competition regime

With the new framework set to incur significant costs, the CMA has proposed that SMS firms shoulder the burden equally

Ofcom’s strategic approach to AI

Ofcom is aiming to support innovative applications of AI across communications markets, shifting its approach that had largely focused on understanding the technology's risks

Event debrief: DIGITALEUROPE’s Summer Summit and Euractiv’s Tech Policy Conference

While the EU’s platforms rulebook was generally deemed successful, future directions on AI and telecoms regulation remain contentious and uncertain

Sweden: Connectivity is key for digital transformation

The Government has maintained its plans to meet the EU’s Digital Decade targets while providing a wider strategy for the future digitisation of Sweden

Telecoms M&A under the Trump Administration

Despite FCC criticism, not all operators are willing to roll back DEI policies to secure regulatory approval for consolidation

Japan: Tech firms face new requirements for content moderation

The MIC is beginning to hold large platforms to account for the spread of harmful and illegal content online, broadly reflecting designations made under the DSA