Social Media
Denmark to Ban Access to Social Media for Children Under 15
The measure is one of the most sweeping steps against teen and child social media use by a European government.
Public Safety
Chinese-Made Buses Can be Halted Remotely: Norwegian Transport Operator
Buses made by Chinese manufacturer Yutong can be stopped or rendered inoperable remotely, Ruter AS finds.
AI
Danish Military Using Robotic Sailboats for Surveillance in Baltic and North Seas
The vessels will patrol Danish and NATO waters where maritime tensions and suspected sabotage and cable cuts have escalated
Broadband Mapping and Data
Report: U.S. is 32nd Worldwide on Broadband Affordability
The countries with the most affordable broadband were Hong Kong, Singapore, Denmark, and Finland.
Expert Opinion
Jessica Dine: Broadband Networks Are Doing Well, Time to Shift to Adoption Gap
There is a perennial policy debate over why the digital divide exists and what to do about it.
Transparency
Panel Concludes U.S. Relatively Unprepared to Lead Global Push for Web Transparency
Experts say a lack of privacy policy in the U.S. could lead to uncoordinated efforts to lead international cooperation.
EU
Trump Signs Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence, How Not to Wreck the FCC, Broadband Performance in Europe
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to guide how federal agencies adopt artificial intelligence, as part of an ongoing effort to build public trust in government use of AI. The order includes four important actions by the Trump Administration. The order itself direct
EU
Broadband Roundup: House Energy and Commerce to Focus on Broadband Maps, Rural Digital Divide Woes, C-Band Sharing
Adding congressional oversight to the growing mix of interest in the broadband mapping debate, the House Energy and Commerce committee announced that the Communications Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Improving the Nation’s Broadband Maps” on Wednesday, September 11, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 2322
International
TeliaSonera to Launch Nation Wide LTE Networks in Sweden and Norway
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2010 – Swedish Telecom firm TeliaSonera has announced that by the end of the year it will have deployed LTE to over 25 cities covering most of the nation and the four largest municipalities in Norway currently it already offers service in Oslo.
ITIF
Teaching Innovation Isn't For America
The United States is losing ground in innovation sweepstakes to Japan, Denmark and other nations, according to the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. This is mainly because these and other nations have designed and funded federal policies to spur innovation, while America has not, say
