• Europe’s Digital Agenda – Week Three

  Welcome to this third edition of Europe’s Digital Agenda weekly summary. In this space we will try to uncover and…
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• The Pentagon makes $2bn investment in AI

  The Pentagon’s Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a multi-year investment of more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in its…
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• Cyber attack on Italian National Institute for Social Assistance threatens users’ personal data

    The portal of the Italian National Institute for Social Assistance (INAS), has been hacked, potentially putting the personal data…
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• European Parliament backs controversial Copyright Directive

  Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) yesterday adopted amendments to the controversial EU Copyright Directive following on from their previous…
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• Government to spend £92m on ‘study’ for go-it-alone post Brexit Galileo alternative

  The government is to invest £92m of public money on a study weighing up how to develop the UK’s own…
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• GlobalData on China’s plan to use Artificial Intelligence in foreign policymaking

  China’s plan to use Artificial Intelligence in foreign policymaking reflects its strategy to be global leader by 2030, says GlobalData…
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• NHS Digital wants help to define a data strategy for its data security centre

  NHS Digital has said it needs supplier help to develop and design a new data strategy for the organisation’s data…
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• GLA Conservatives argue AI has potential to “revolutionise” policing at the Met

  A report by Greater London Authority Conservatives has argued that introducing artificial intelligence (AI) could help solve many of the…
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• EU contingency plans ready disconnection of UK from bloc’s databases and IT systems

  The European Commission has published a document in which it prepares for the disconnection of the UK from its IT…
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• Child sexual abuse inquiry fined £200K by ICO: for bulk email that identified possible victims of child sexual abuse

  They say sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Independent Inquiry into Child…
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