Central European Lawyers Initiative

🌐 The Gigabit Infrastructure Act aims to accelerate connectivity across the European Union standardizing and simplifying the deployment of high-speed networks. This initiative is essential for bridging the digital divide, promoting economic growth and the EU's global competitiveness, and supporting advanced digital services for all. 📌 The key aspects: ▪ Measures to streamline permit processes, making it easier to roll out gigabit networks. ▪ Incentives for infrastructure sharing and upgrades to existing networks. ▪ The European Commission also adopted the Gigabit Recommendation as a further step toward advancing the connectivity goals of the EU’s Digital Decade. Explore the full analysis by Mónika Mercz on our website:

📢 The report, "Breakthroughs in Quantum Technologies," delves into the advancements in quantum technologies. 🔎 The project outlined in the report is part of the European Commission's FUTURINNOV initiative, which aims to support the European Innovation Council in developing strategic intelligence around emerging technologies. 👨💻 The report stresses the need for strategic foresight and anticipatory governance in the fast-moving quantum technology field. 📌 The key findings of the report are summarized in our latest blog post by István Kopácsi.

📰 Our latest blog post dives into the OECD.AI’s AI Guidelines, which bring a fresh perspective to global data governance and privacy. The guidelines emphasize international collaboration to safeguard personal data while promoting innovation in AI. 🔑 Key insights include: ▪ Strengthened privacy standards aimed at fostering trust in AI systems. ▪ New frameworks for data sharing that balance transparency with security. ▪ Strategic recommendations to elevate AI’s ethical use on a global scale. For a detailed breakdown of the guidelines and their implications, check out the blog post by Gergely Rideg.

🌎 We are thrilled to share our first Spanish-language blog post authored by Rocío Barreiro Moure, who explores key AI regulatory developments in Argentina and compares various legislative drafts on the table.   ✨ Here are some key takeaways ✨ #️⃣ The 7 AI regulation projects aim to protect human rights, ethical use, and personal autonomy, but they vary in scope—from state regulation to comprehensive control over AI systems. #️⃣ All the projects address risk considerations, including risk assessment and management, but only one adopts the EU model, categorizing risks as unacceptable or prohibited, as well as high, medium, and low. #️⃣ The projects emphasize transparency, ethical use, and data protection, but technical specifics are left to the regulatory authority. Check out the brief comparison on our website:

🔊 Five days ago, the International Bar Association published its report, "The Future is Now: Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession". According to the report: ▪ AI is transforming law firms by improving efficiency and cutting costs, though smaller firms face adoption challenges; ▪ ethical considerations, including confidentiality and regulation compliance, are crucial for AI-driven legal tasks. ❗ IBA urges the development of comprehensive AI governance, emphasizing data security, intellectual property, and professional ethics in AI usage. Read more about the report in the post by István Kopácsi.🔽

🔎 In our new blog post by Fatma Ceren Morbel, we examine the European Commission's second GDPR report alongside the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights' report. ❗ The key challenges: ▪ Growing workload of data protection authorities and the need for increased resources.📈 ▪ Harmonizing interpretations of GDPR across the EU remains critical, diverging practices have emerged.🔀 ▪ Enhanced collaboration between data protection authorities and effective cooperation with other sectoral regulators is crucial.🤝 You can read the details here 👇

🌍 The World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO has released its Patent Landscape Report (PLR) on Generative AI, offering a deep dive into patent trends and innovation in this fast-evolving space. 🔑 The Report highlights key innovators, patenting challenges, and the implications for stakeholders in intellectual property as AI continues to reshape industries globally. 🚀 For innovators, investors, and policymakers, the report serves as a roadmap to navigating the intersection of technology, ethics, and intellectual property, paving the way for economic growth and responsible AI development. 💡 David UJHELYI, Ph.D. LL.M. presents the most important parts of the document in a blog post, which you can read on our website.

☁ Cloud computing is under increasing regulatory scrutiny globally due to its critical role in business IT infrastructure and its growing contribution to tech companies’ revenues. 🚀 Digital markets, including cloud computing, are prone to "tipping"— where a single company dominates the market. ⚖️ Regulators are taking proactive steps to prevent tipping in the cloud space, learning from tech markets like search engines and digital advertising, aiming to maintain competition and foster innovation. ➡ In our new blog post, István Kopácsi highlights a few regulatory steps regarding cloud computing. ⬇

✨ Following the adoption of the political declaration during the United Nations' 75th anniversary in September 2020, the Secretary-General released his report in 2021, proposing a Global Digital Compact (GDC) to be finalized at the Summit of the Future in 2024. 📝 The GDC is designed to promote a digital future that is inclusive, open, sustainable, fair, safe, and secure for all. 📢 You can now read István Kopácsi's summary of the latest draft GDC.

📈 Since 2016, over 3️⃣0️⃣ countries have enacted laws related to AI. 🔎 In August 2024, UNESCO published an interesting consultation paper on AI to better understand the current AI governance environment. 📄 In our new blog post, written by István Kopácsi, you can read about 9️⃣ different regulatory approaches (or methods) outlined in the consultation paper.