New EU Cybersecurity Skills Academy will help bridge cybersecurity skills gap On 25–26 April 2023, the Youth IGF took part in the European Cyber Agora, organised by Microsoft EU. …

On 8–9 May 2023, the Youth IGF was closely following an important event for the domain community — the Nordic Domain Days in Stockholm, Sweden. …

On 26 April 2023, the Transform Africa Summit organised by Smart Africa kicked off in Zimbabwe. Africa’s leading annual forum brought together leaders from government, the private sector and international organisations to shape the continent’s digital transformation. From the development of groundbreaking technology to the rise of innovative start-ups, this…

At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, a big focus was made on digital technologies as an enabler of economic growth and social prosperity. Blockchain, the Metaverse, digital tokens, artificial intelligence and technological solutions for climate crisis mitigation were at the heart of discussions between heads of states, private…

The Internet Governance Forum 2022, held in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, welcomed more than 5,000 participants from 170 countries. It was focused on five themes: connecting all people and safeguarding human rights; avoiding internet fragmentation; governing data and protecting privacy; enabling safety, security and accountability; addressing advanced technologies.

At the beginning of September 2021, Apple announced that the first eight states in the U.S. were signing up to include driving licences and state IDs in Apple Wallet and Apple Watch. The aim of this move is to provide people with an easier, faster and more secure way to…

The Romanian capital Bucharest was the host for this year’s edition of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, which brought together more than 3,000 delegates from 183+ countries from 26 September to 14 October. The Youth IGF was at the conference to cover the main events and the discussions that will further shape the digital transformation over the next few years. The 2022 conference was marked by the adoption of several new resolutions.

NFTs, also known as non-fungible tokens, have recently exploded in popularity. This new trend has attracted most attention with the proliferation of digital art, where NFTs are used to sell artworks. However, most people are still confused when they hear about NFTs, trying to figure out how they actually work…

At the end of 2020, the European Commission presented a new EU Cybersecurity Strategy to bolster Europe’s collective resilience against cyber threats. In May 2022, the Council and the EU Parliament reached an agreement on the NIS2 Directive, which seeks to replace previous legislation and achieve a high common level…