CEPIS suggests improvements on amendment to eIDAS regulation
CEPIS Legal and Security Issues expert group has produced a position paper on the version of the eIDAS regulation as published after the trilogue. It aims to provide a short analysis of the improvements in 3 problematic areas and the remaining deficiencies and corresponding open issues. It concludes with some proposals for improvements possible at this point in time.
Chat Control proposal: European Parliament agrees on major changes
During the last week of October, the European Parliament reached a historic broad majority agreement on a unified position regarding the European Commission’s controversial Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) proposal.
Why CEPIS Welcomes Amendments to EU’s Rules Combatting Child Sexual Abuse
We are a step closer to protecting the rights of people in Europe to confidential and secure digital communication, after a committee in the European Parliament has amended the proposed new rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse, removing provisions that would have seen indiscriminate surveillance of the content of all communications. Explore our thoughts on the matter!
G7 leaders agree on Guiding Principles and Code of Conduct for AI
The G7 leaders, as well as the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, have agreed on International Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a voluntary Code of Conduct for AI developers as part of the Hiroshima AI process.
1:1 advice sessions with our experts at Web Summit
If you’re going to attend Web Summit in Lisbon in November, don’t miss the exclusive opportunity to have a completely free 1:1 advice session with one of our highly qualified experts!
New feature “Learning Paths” added to DSJC Platform
The Digital Skills & Jobs Platform has introduced a new feature, Learning Paths, aimed at enhancing the user experience. Learning Paths are structured routes through the extensive educational resources offered on the platform, designed to aid users in navigating the content effectively.
Untapped potential: New publication on Green Coding in software industry
In the “Potentials of Green Coding” publication, the German Informatics Society and consortium investigate the adoption of eco-friendly software development in the tech industry and the challenges and success factors involved.
Most tech trends face talent shortage, report finds
The 2023 edition of the McKinsey Tech Trends report has been published, and, for the first time, it includes the aspect of talent, thus providing a valuable insight into the current job market situation.
Check out results of Roundtable series on ethical AI development
With seven workshops, numerous discussions and many practical exercises, 13 leading representatives of international software-developing companies who participated in the roundtable series on ethical AI development by Stiftung Mercator and German Informatics Society created three prototypical concepts for reinforcing the responsible design of AI.
National Research Data Infrastructure with Computer Science on its way
After National Research Data Infrastructure for and with Computer Science (NFDIxCS) joined the German National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) family as one of eight new consortia in March this year, all task areas and governing bodies are currently being established.
