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UN begins three-year effort to create cybercrime treaty

Amid tensions with Russia efforts begin at negotiating an international treaty on cybercrime. Read what's at stake and why one expert is sceptical of success

China complains to UN about dodging SpaceX Starlink satellites

China Space Station had to dodge SpaceX Starlink satellites twice in one year.

UN report could be ‘positive step’ in establishing nation-state cyberspace norms, says Canadian expert

Non-binding norms of behaviour, agreed to in 2015, set the guardrails for what is acceptable. A UN committee has reportedly agreed to guidance for using the norms

Experts call UN group consensus report on cyberspace ‘significant’

A Canadian expert warns some 'hostile' nations may still be able to hide cyberattacks and ignore alleged attribution

Proposed new body may break UN logjam over cyberspace governance

Called a Programme of Action, the body would encourage countries to implement norms of behaviour in cyberspace agreed to in 2015

Canada, U.S. among 26 nations urging rules-based control over cyberspace

One expert says the statement is a 'shot across the bow' at countries behind cyber attacks

Microsoft continuing corporate leadership through UN AI for Good Global Summit, impacting billions

Jean-Philippe Courtois, executive vice-president and president of Microsoft global sales, marketing and operations, provided a compelling vision with his opening keynote at the historical United Nations ITU AI for Good Global Summit (AI4G), hosted May 28-31 2019 at UN ITU HQ Geneva.

Three global initiatives accelerating the face of AI

These three global initiatives: AI for Good, Focus Group AI for Health, and AI Pioneers is leaving a sizeable global stamp that echoes across all domains. The focus is on moving the needle in a practical way leveraging the $16 Trillion (ex PwC) wealth creation by 2030 and the predicted adoption rates from the World Economic Forum (WEF) Future of Jobs report released September 2018.

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