GDPR and Privacy, new tradeoffs?
GDPR is a decade old next year in 2026. Since then technologies have changed drastically as has the online behavior of citizens.
It seems logical that from time t time revisions are made.
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ETSI publishes new Work Programme
ETSI has released its latest Work Programme, outlining priorities across Technical Committees, Industry Specification Groups and Software Development Groups. The programme sharpens focus on data and AI (including a new Technical Committee on Data aligned with the EU Data Governance Act), quantum technologies, cybersecurity work supporting the Cyber Resilience Act, and next-generation networks such as…
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EU Sets Out Roadmap to Global Quantum Leadership
The European Commission has released its Quantum Europe Strategy, aiming to make Europe a global quantum leader by 2030. Building on strengths in research and innovation, the Strategy targets five pillars: consolidating quantum science, deploying scalable infrastructures, growing the startup ecosystem, integrating security-critical and space applications, and developing a specialised quantum workforce. Both European Standards…
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Open Data in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities
Teresa López BarajasOpen Data in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities On May 29–30, government officials, civil society organizations, and academics from Mexico, Latin America, and the European Union came together to discuss the future of open data in Mexico at the event “Reconfiguring Open Government: A New Era for Open Data in Mexico”, organized by Ethos…
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Imagined Communities: the social praxis of standardisation
In this article we discuss two Indico Global projects in Africa, – we will invite you to webinars after summer – and focus on a concept of Imagined Communities by Benedict Arnold that can function as the social praxis that is the counterpart of the standardization process. The easiest way to think about the profound…
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GDPR past, present and future
In 2016, the EU adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It has been in effect for nearly a decade. Because of the fast changing technological landscape it became necessary to make harmonised rules across Europe to create awareness among citizens that in a digital world many transactions and interactions remain unseen and that agency…
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InDiCo Global Steering Committee Aligns Priorities for 2025
On 4 February 2025, the 3rd InDiCo Global Steering Committee meeting took place in Brussels, bringing together project partners and European Commission representatives. The meeting provided an opportunity to review progress, align on strategic priorities, and plan the next phase of the project.
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Europe Strengthens its 6G Vision with New Research and Innovation Initiatives
The race for 6G is on, and Europe is making big moves to stay ahead. A new initiative under the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) is driving research, large-scale trials, and the development of global 6G standards to secure Europe’s position in the digital economy.
