Deadline: 11 August 2026 at 16h00 Kyiv time (GMT+3)
Call for Tenders: provision of specialised IT software services for Ukraine
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the CyberUA project, on strengthening capacities on electronic evidence of war crimes and gross human rights violations in Ukraine. The project is implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe's Action Plan for Ukraine for 2023-2026 and...
Ambassador Thomas Schneider highlights practical implementation of AI governance at WSIS Forum 2026
Ambassador Thomas Schneider, Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee for New and Emerging Digital Technologies (CDNET) and Co-Director of International Affairs at the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), participated in the Council of Europe’s session “Making AI Safe in the Real World:...
CyberEast+ and CyberUA: Ukrainian law enforcement authorities and the Verkhovna Rada assessed the improvements to the Criminal Code of Ukraine, in line with international standards
The development and adoption of legislation improving the procedures related to the collection and use of electronic evidence in criminal proceedings remains a priority for Ukraine. Such reforms are required, to allow Ukrainian authorities to access electronic evidence and to ensure their...
Council of Europe participates in AI for Good 2026 High-Level Roundtable
Mr Matthias KLOTH, Head of Digital Governance and Sport Department, represented the Council of Europe at the AI for Good 2026 High-Level Roundtable — AI Foundation: Digital Trust and AI Infrastructure for All. The roundtable brought together an exceptionally senior and diverse group of leaders,...
Council of Europe contributes to Global Dialogue on AI Governance side event
Mr Matthias KLOTH, Head of Digital Governance and Sport Department, represented the Council of Europe at a Global Dialogue on AI Governance Side Event organised jointly by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Peru, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, LJMU, Oxford Institute for Ethics in...
Council of Europe contributes to WSIS event on public trust and AI procurement
Secretariat represented the digital development unit at a WSIS event on PUBLIC TRUST & AI PROCUREMENT organised by Women at the Table. The Secretariat recalled the importance of the Framework Convention in the context of procurement and public trust and introduced the CDNET’s ongoing work on...
Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe “How to Govern AI in a World in Rupture”
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CyberSEE Project and Octopus Project – CYBERKOP Action: The Western Balkans Working Group on Digital Assets Investigation advances investigation skills with its second regional workshop in Budva
The CyberSEE project in co-operation with the CEPOL Western Balkans Partnership against Crime and Terrorism (WB PaCT) project enhanced the investigative capacities through the organisation of the Western Balkans Working Group on Digital Asset Investigations, in Budva, Montenegro, from 29 June to...
Octopus Project: Cyberviolence Resource tool on domestic legislation on cyberviolence worldwide was launched
Under the Cyberviolence Resource a new web page on domestic legislation on cyberviolence was launched. This webpage gathers over 1600 entries reflecting responses to a questionnaire adopted by the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) during its 32nd Plenary meeting and shared with members and...
Advancing data protection and AI governance in the Southern Mediterranean region
The Council of Europe and the ICT Academy of the Office of the Commissioner of Communications of Cyprus brought together high-level representatives of data protection authorities and national authorities responsible for AI governance from across the Southern Mediterranean and Europe on 23-24 June...
Protecting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in the digital environment
