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: London Tech Week 2025
While the Online Safety Act was praised, any prospects for AI regulation felt like a distant memory in a programme dominated by public investment in tech infrastructure and skills
The European Parliament’s tech sovereignty report
Beyond its focus on building the ‘Eurostack’, the ITRE Committee strike a middle ground in aligning with some but not all recommendations for the Digital Networks Act
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
The EU’s AI Continent Action Plan
The EC has laid out its plan to make Europe an AI continent, focusing on cloud computing, data accessibility, economy-wide adoption, skills and regulatory simplification
The EC’s first steps in its review of merger guidelines
The EC is looking to establish a strong evidence base on the dynamic effects of mergers ahead of the much-anticipated review of its guidelines
Event debrief: Global Anti-Scam Summit London 2025
The need for coordination across borders and sectors is well understood, although regulators and tech firms clashed over how to best tackle scams at source
MWC25: Final reflections
The halls were packed, the production value was high and the on-site catering was expensive: in short, there were very few surprises
MWC25: Regulation & Policy roundup from Day 3
Safety, security and satellite were three prominent and popular topics, with a surprising dose of optimism offered over Europe’s future competitiveness
