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The summer of 2025 has once again placed Albania at the centre of a wildfire emergency. By the end of July, over 12,600 hectares of land had burned, and by mid-August, the total area scorched had reached 55,154 hectares (EFFIS 2025). Entire villages in Gramsh and Delvinë were evacuated, fires threatened beloved protected areas such […]| Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust
The European Union has won the Regulatory Cold War and then quickly lost the peace.| The Risk-Monger
House Bill 2089, which brings Oregon into alignment with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County, was deliberated between counties and consumer advocates over the course of eight amendments and ultimately was passed out of both legislative chambers with unanimous approval. The bill will go into effect Sept. 26, 2025, and the […]| Association of Oregon Counties
Government school enrolment dropped by 8.7 million in a year, yet their Class III reading levels improved by 7 percentage points since 2022| www.indiaspend.com
Non-human identities (NHIs) are front and center Throughout the conferences I’ve attended, and those I had the privilege to present in 2024 ...| www.idmig.org
Devastating flash floods triggered by cloud burst and glacier lake outburst (GLOF) have killed over 800 people across Pakistan in recent weeks, with entire villages swept away and thousands displaced.| Global Voices
Over the past few years, Papua New Guinea has witnessed some of the most significant anti-corruption reforms in its history. From establishing a new Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) to passing whistleblower legislation and holding inquiries into high-profile scandals, the Marape government has made bold moves. For a country long plagued by governance challenges, these ... Read moreDisclosure Funding for this research was provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
The Diocese of Leeds Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/2025 is out now! Thanks to Diocese of Leeds Finance for the hard work of compiling the Report, to our auditors […]| Diocese of Leeds
Tucker County, WV, is a biodiversity hotspot, now threatened by a huge data center. Citizens have the expertise to minimize harm.| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
An Intellyx Brain Candy Update When we last spoke with StackGen in March, 2024, they were doing business as AppCD. Then, as now, they simplify and automate application infrastructure provisioning. They have recently added agentic AI functionality their platform. They also recently acquired OpsVerse and are adding their Aiden agent and observability capabilities into the […]| Intellyx – The Digital Transformation Experts – Analysts
A Primer for Security and Business Leaders As cybersecurity becomes a top concern in the boardroom, one message is becoming […]| GuidePoint Security
Crisis Action Management Planning (CAMP) elevates business resilience, and helps teams prepare, respond, and adapt to threats.| GuidePoint Security
Act Now is pleased to report that the next AI Governance Practitioner Certificate course, starting in September, is fully booked. There are still a few places available on the next course, starting in October, which is the final one in 2025. The AI Governance Practitioner Certificate is designed to equip Information Governance professionals with the essential … Continue reading "AI Governance Practitioner Certificate: Final Course for 2025 "| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
Brazil’s push to regulate Big Tech and protect digital rights is reshaping global debates and provoking backlash from powerful actors opposed to its rights-based, democratic model of internet governance.| Global Voices
Ten years after its first edition and its author’s arrest, a book which adapts philosopher Gene Sharp’s work has a new edition. GV spoke with the author, Domingos da Cruz.| Global Voices
Despite their name, Omada Alithias, the so-called Truth Team, has done more to distort than defend the truth, reflecting the normalization of digital authoritarianism in democratic states.| Global Voices
For the sixth consecutive year, the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) has successfully coordinated the seasonal mowing of wet meadows in the Prespa region. This is a vital conservation effort delivered in collaboration with the Municipality of Resen, Ezerani Nature Park, Galicica National Park, local livestock farmers and agricultural communities. This year’s mowing campaign resulted in […]| Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust
CEO of Trust Insights goes over how to properly apply AI integration into your business, avoiding common pitfalls.| Trust Insights Marketing Analytics Consulting
Taxshila Page | Discover how education has evolved to preserve cultural heritage, support state administration, and build a skilled workforce.| taxshilateachers.blogspot.com
With the recent generally available Entra ID functionality into Bicep while I was on vacation, I couldn’t wait to get back and try it out. Specifically, I wanted to see if using this functionality would allow for some level of Infrastructure as code (IaC) to good ol’ Active Directory when combined with Group Writeback using […]| Mindcore Techblog
So we were talking about the thriving trade of the East and the West market of Tang, so before we go into the actual content of their trading business, this is an interesting post on regulations during the Tang period, and how it was business-friendly and anti-corruption. Singaporeans might find this particularly interesting because this was 1,300 years ago!| Hanfugirl
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On Religion, AI, and the Future of Governance Here at American Reformer, we’ve devoted considerable time to hosting debates over […] The post Why It Matters appeared first on American Reformer.| American Reformer
This data was originally featured in the July 30th, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, July 30, 2025: AI Integration, Google Tag Gateway In this week’s Data Diaries, let’s dig into something that largely missed all the headlines a month ago: Google Tag Gateway. Never heard of it? In all the deafening shouting about AI, [...]Read More... from Google Tag Gateway| Trust Insights Marketing Analytics Consulting
Does your succession planning align with long-term strategy? The post Thank You, Next: 10 Questions for Proper Succession Planning appeared first on Corporate Compliance Insights.| Corporate Compliance Insights
Low awareness, unclear services and out-of-pocket expenses are affecting patients seeking care, even as hospitals grapple with delayed payments| www.indiaspend.com
Back in late March (!) I wrote my Senators, Susan Collins and Angus King, calling for action to redress the dangerous and unlawful use of the Signal app in planning an executing military action against Yemen. I heard quickly from … Continue reading →| The Observatory
INBOX INSIGHTS: AI Integration Strategy Part 4, Marketing Job Market Demand (2025-04-30) :: View in browser 👉 Take our new course, Generative AI Use Cases for Marketers, now live! Watch This Newsletter Listen to the audio version here as an MP3. Approaching AI Integration Strategically – Part 4: Measurement Framework In Part 1 of [...]Read More... from INBOX INSIGHTS, April 30, 2025: AI Integration Strategy Part 4, Marketing Job Market Demand| Trust Insights Marketing Analytics Consulting
This content was originally featured in the March 26th, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, March 26, 2025: Change Management in AI and SEO, Content Translation Change Management: Navigating SEO for AI I’ve been thinking a lot about the shift happening in SEO lately. We’re no longer just optimizing for Google’s algorithms and human readers [...]Read More... from Change Management in AI and SEO| Trust Insights Marketing Analytics Consulting
This content was originally featured in the March 19th, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, March 19, 2025: Data Governance, Managing AI News Data Governance: The Step You Can’t Skip Picture this: Your demand gen team had just finished designing what you thought was the perfect ABM campaign. You’ve spent weeks aligning with sales on [...]Read More... from Data Governance| Trust Insights Marketing Analytics Consulting
We are pleased to announce the formation of the DOAJ Advisory Board, an important new part of our governance structure, which supplements the Foundation Board launched earlier this year.| DOAJ Blog
My thanks and congratulations to Alexander Ruehle for his post this week on LinkedIn: Internal audit has just been audited by internal auditors. Why do I ask whether the profession and the IIA are at a crisis point? Consider that according to the IIA’s own Vision 2035 (and his post): 48% still view Internal Auditors […]| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
Companies across the world are changing. Some are changing in response to changes in the economy, while others are changing in response to changes in technology. The point is that they are changing. That is not a surprise as we are hearing about layoffs and changes in direction all the time. For example: SAN FRANCISCO, […]| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
I am going to look into my AI-enabled crystal ball and imagine the world of the future (the not-too-distant future) decision-maker. Then I will look again to see what the risk practitioner and the …| Norman Marks on Governance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit
Last year we announced that Istio would transform from an indefinitely-appointed Technical Oversight Committee to a regularly elected body, with members serving two-year terms. Each year, three of the six seats are elected. To bootstrap the process, we announced the 2025 election would cover the seats held by the three longest-serving members. One of those three seats became vacant, prompting a by-election. Long-time maintainer Costin Manolache won that election. We thank Costin for his conti...| Istio Blog
Disinformation. Misinformation. Malinformation. These terms get used interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing. That distinction matters when designing resilient infrastructure that supports trust. Most of our efforts to address these problems focus on content, activities like fact-checking, moderation, and takedown requests.| Spherical Cow Consulting
Welcome to the first post in our IDP Best Practices series. In this guide, we’ll walk through the strategic foundations for designing an Internal Developer Platform that empowers developers without sacrificing governance, security, or operational control. At Pulumi, we’ve worked with hundreds of teams facing the same core challenge: How do you give developers the infrastructure access they need, while maintaining the governance and security your organization requires? That tension is at t...| Pulumi Blog
Developers are losing days every month to infrastructure bottlenecks, compliance hurdles, and inconsistent environments. Platform engineering promised to fix that, yet too many platforms fail before they deliver real impact. In this comparison of Backstage vs Pulumi IDP, we’ll explore why choosing the right architectural approach matters more than the tool itself. Quick comparison: Backstage vs Pulumi IDP Backstage is an open-source developer portal framework from Spotify that focuses on se...| Pulumi Blog
Inadequate geological investigations, very sharp slopes going up to 60-70 degrees, roads being too wide, roads right by the riverside, deforestation are increasing disasters in India’s Himalayan...| www.indiaspend.com
Risk is defined as hazard times exposure. But what drives us to tolerate certain exposures?| The Risk-Monger
By Cody Tranbarger, EIR at Atlas Venture, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC As the biotech industry trudges through its fourth consecutive year of middling performance and sluggish capital markets, corporate governance has become a salient The post A [Prime]r on Stock Option Repricing in Biotech appeared first on LifeSciVC.| LifeSciVC
In 2023, the United Nations General Assembly formally asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue an advisory opinion on the obligations of states with regard to climate change, under international law. The request asked for legal findings on two core questions: On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the ICJ issued its landmark Advisory Opinion on theContinue reading "ICJ climate opinion has implications for food finance"| Good Food Finance Network
In Indonesia, some careers go beyond simply earning a living and serve as a means of establishing one’s reputation. Attaining a position as a public official, whether as a civil servant or a member of a Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD or local parliament), is often regarded as the peak of achievement. It is more ... Read moreAbout the author/s Garry Rosario da Gama Garry Rosario da Gama is a PhD student at Crawford School of Public Policy. His research is focussed on integrity networks...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
PNG’s lowest tier of government, local level governments, or LLGs, face a variety of problems. Key among them is that LLG numbers (and the ward electorates they comprise) have grown uncontrollably since being introduced in 1995. This has made running their elections this year problematic and has partly led to the inequitable distribution of grants ... Read moreAbout the author/s Maholopa Laveil Maholopa (Maho) Laveil is a PhD candidate at the Arndt-Corden Department of Economics at the Aust...| Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre
In a television appearance in March 2025, Governor Tim Walz said the following about our incumbent president: “I think we have to assume the very worst in everything this administration does, and we need to prepare for it.” In a glib sense, one’s mind can easily run amuck when considering what “the worst” might entail: Invading Canada? Weakening public health protections, and letting the bird flu rip through? Increasingly egregious persecution (paywall article) of immigrants and pol...| Streets.mn
Hidden costs of outdated intranets: lost productivity, poor communication, disengagement, risk, and budget drain.| injio
I can’t believe I missed it, but the Power Platform CLI has support for the| CloudAppie
In the Amazon, "clean" energy projects, including mining for transition minerals, are being greenwashed. Indigenous peoples are resisting.| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
After three months of decline, the percentage of Americans who are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. has increased to 27%, largely because Democrats are more satisfied.| Gallup.com
Congress' job approval rating has improved to 25%, the highest since early June.| Gallup.com
Mit zunehmender Verbreitung agentenbasierter KI steigt der Bedarf an umfassender Sicherheit und Governance. Eine neue Softwarelösung vereint erstmals beide Per| B2B Cyber Security
Albania is working hard to improve the management of its protected areas and achieve the objectives outlined in their Management Plans. These efforts are supported through a partnership between PONT and the National Agency for Protected Areas (NAPA). As part of this, a thorough mid-year review of the grant programme was conducted. During this review, […]| Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust
Act Now is pleased to report that the first cohort of its new AI Governance Practitioner Certificate has successfully completed the course. This course is designed to equip Information Governance professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate AI deployment within their organisations. As we detailed in our previous blog “What is the role of … Continue reading "AI Governance Practitioner Certificate: First Cohort Successfully Completes Course "| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
The governance of artificial intelligence—covering its design, deployment, and use—is rapidly emerging as one of the most critical social and political issues of our time. Our political landscape is marked by a polycrisis of rising violence, threats to democracy, escalating inequality, and climate collapse. Profit-driven AI solutions often worsen these issues, forcing communities to confront... The post Global Citizen Deliberation Achieves Better Artificial Intelligence Governance appeare...| Technology Salon
All the hype around artificial intelligence – including generative AI – really starts with “old school” machine learning. The grandest large language models are basically algorithms looking at reams of data. That means training data is key for any GenAI activity, and an AI activity. The most accomplished GenAI tools are software agents that return... The post You Need Generative AI Guidance and Data Governance Policy appeared first on Technology Salon.| Technology Salon
On the 29th May 2025, the Municipality of Resen hosted a cross-border coordination meeting bringing together management authorities of all protected areas in the Prespa region. Supported by the Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust (PONT), the event was held at the municipal offices in Resen and served as an important opportunity for authorities to share the […] The post Strengthening Borders for Nature: Resen Hosts Prespa’s Protected Area Authorities appeared first on Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust.| Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust
In a significant step toward strengthening cross-border conservation efforts, the first joint patrol mission was carried out on June 30, 2025, across the Sharr-Korab mountain massif, connecting the protected areas of Mavrovo National Park in North Macedonia and the Korab-Koritnik Protected Area in Albania. This milestone is part of the project “Protection and Sustainable Use […] The post Stronger Together: Cross-Border Effort Boosts Sharr-Korab Conservation appeared first on Prespa Ohrid ...| Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust
“Nature is not simply a resource for human use, but a community to which we belong.” The “Unë, Gruaja” Association organised an awareness-raising activity with students from the University in Korça city on the topic “Ecotourism and ecosophy as pathways of sustainable economic development and environmental awareness in the community”. The activity brought together 26 […] The post Ecosophy: How we can live differently with nature appeared first on Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust.| Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust
For thousands of years humans have domesticated animals, first the dog, then later – sheep, cows, goats, pigs, horses, amongst others—raising these animals fundamentally changed the lifestyle of their owners. To date, it has remained one of the most sustainable and harmonious relationships between humans and nature. Although it is increasingly threatened today by urban […] The post Walking with the shepherds preserving the living heritage of Kelmend’s alpine pastures appeared first on...| Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust
The health of any protected area is inherently linked to its management. Effective governance is not just a responsibility; it is crucial for preserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable practices. This understanding has guided the approach taken at Shar Mountain National Park, located in the picturesque Shar Mountains of North Macedonia, known for its rich biodiversity […]| Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust
India’s gram panchayats prepare development plans to access funds, but without meaningful community input and structural constraints, local needs are often sidelined| www.indiaspend.com
Though populism can, in theory, amplify marginalized voices and energize democracy, it often becomes a tool for weakening democratic institutions.| The Globalist
NAIROBI,Kenya – In recent days, the arrest of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and the ensuing raids on his… The post Weaponizing Terrorism Laws, A Regional Playbook to Silence Dissent first appeared on ICJ Kenya. The post Weaponizing Terrorism Laws, A Regional Playbook to Silence Dissent appeared first on ICJ Kenya.| ICJ Kenya
Over six in 10 Americans approve of the new $1.9 trillion stimulus plan. Support is highly partisan: 97% of Democrats and 18% of Republicans back it.| Gallup.com
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As nations negotiate a binding plastics treaty, India leans on outdated figures and unproven solutions to justify its stance| www.indiaspend.com
In 2022 we wrote a post about SharePoint and OneDrive integration with Microsoft Entra B2B. As of 2025, the information in this post remains relevant for tenants created before June 2023; tenants provisioned after that date have Entra B2B integration enabled by default. Now, only one command is needed instead of two as before. An […]| Mindcore Techblog
I had the recent privilege of moderating a panel discussion on one of the most pressing topics in law enforcement technology today: modernizing compliance with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy. Our panel featured key leaders in public safety and cybersecurity—including Chris Weatherly (FBI), Catherine Watson (FirstNet), and Gerard Gallant (AWS). Together, […] The post Modernizing CJIS Compliance: Key Takeaways for Public Safety Agencies and IT Lea...| Mark43
From placing the emphasis on plastic management rather than production and over-riding stringent state laws, the dilution of India’s plastic laws has been happening through a thousand cuts, show RTI...| www.indiaspend.com
On 2 August 2025, the second wave of requirements under the EU AI Act (the “Act”) entered into force, following the first implementation phase six months ago. This latest set of requirements primarily covers General Purpose AI (“GPAI”) model providers, as well as containing operational requirements for the EU and Member State oversight and enforcement [...]| Debevoise Data Blog
The Istio Steering Committee oversees the administrative aspects of the project, including governance, branding, marketing, and working with the CNCF. Every year, we estimate the proportion of the hundreds of companies that have contributed to Istio in the past year, and uses that metric to proportionally allocate the nine Contribution Seats on our Steering Committee. After that, four Community Seats are voted for by our project members, with candidates being from companies that did not recei...| Istio Blog
The Istio Steering Committee oversees the administrative aspects of the project, including governance, branding, marketing, and working with the CNCF. Every year, the leaders in the Istio project estimate the proportion of the hundreds of companies that have contributed to Istio in the past year, and uses that metric to proportionally allocate nine Contribution Seats on our Steering Committee. Then, four Community Seats are voted for by our project members, with candidates being from companie...| Istio Blog
Like many Open Source foundations and projects, the Istio project has two governance groups: a Steering Committee, that oversees the administrative and marketing aspects of the project, and a Technical Oversight Committee (TOC), responsible for cross-cutting product and design decisions. The Steering Committee represents the companies and contributors that support the Istio project, while the TOC is the top of an individual contributor ladder made up of our members, maintainers and working gr...| Istio Blog
The Istio Steering Committee oversees the administrative aspects of the project, including governance, branding, marketing, and working with the CNCF. Every year, the leaders in the Istio project estimate the proportion of the hundreds of companies that have contributed to Istio in the past year, and uses that metric to proportionally allocate nine Contribution Seats on our Steering Committee. Then, four Community Seats are voted for by our project members, with candidates being from companie...| Istio Blog
The Istio Steering Committee is pleased to announce the four winners of the 2023 election for Community Seats. The winners are: Craig Box, ARMO Iris Ding, Intel Lin Sun, Solo.io Faseela K, Ericsson Software Technology The winners will serve on the Steering Committee for one year, starting on September 1, 2023. They will be responsible for helping to guide the development and governance of Istio, the world’s most popular service mesh. The election was held in August 2023, and was open to any...| Istio Blog
The Istio Steering Committee consists of 9 Contribution Seats, proportionally allocated based on corporate contributions to the project, and 4 elected Community Seats. Last year, we elected four members to the community seats. It’s now time to announce the companies who fuel our growth by selecting the Contribution Seat members. As per the Steering charter, every February we look at which companies have made the most contributions to Istio based on an annually agreed metric. According to ou...| Istio Blog
The Istio Steering Committee consists of 9 proportionally-allocated Contribution Seats, and 4 elected Community Seats. Our third annual election for our Community Seats has concluded, and we are pleased to announce the choice of our members: Craig Box (ARMO) Iris Ding (Intel) Faseela K (Ericsson Software Technology) Christian Posta (Solo.io) We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Zack Butcher, Lin Sun and Zhonghu Xu, whose terms have now ended. With Contribution Seat holders from Goo...| Istio Blog
Last year we introduced a new Steering Committee charter, which shares governance responsibilities between Contribution Seats, selected based on contributions to the project, and Community Seats, elected by the project members. We elected four members, with the committee representing seven different companies. It’s now time to kick off our 2021 election for Community Seats. Members have two weeks to submit nominations, and voting will run from 12 to 25 July. You can learn all about the elec...| Istio Blog
Last month, we announced a revision to our Steering Committee charter, opening up governance roles to more contributors and community members. The Steering Committee now consists of 9 proportionally-allocated Contribution Seats, and 4 elected Community Seats. We have now concluded our inaugural election for the Community Seats, and we’re excited to welcome the following new members to the Committee: Neeraj Poddar (Aspen Mesh) Zack Butcher (Tetrate) Christian Posta (Solo.io) Zhonghu Xu (Huaw...| Istio Blog
Since day one, the Istio project has believed in the importance of being contributor-run, open, transparent and available to all. In that spirit, Google is pleased to announce that it will be transferring ownership of the project’s trademarks to the new Open Usage Commons. Istio is an open source project, released under the Apache 2.0 license. That means people can copy, modify, distribute, make, use and sell the source code. The only freedom people don’t have under the Apache 2.0 license...| Istio Blog
The State exists as a result of a social contract between individuals and their communities. Citizens empower the state, as an institution, with a monopoly over the use of violence. In exchange the state must provide them with protection and stability. The relationship between citizens and the state is that of a principal-agent. Where citizens […] The post The Case Against Criminalisation of Laws appeared first on Spontaneous Order.| Spontaneous Order
Survey limitations and omissions of the ultra‑rich and the most vulnerable are leading to a skewed picture of inequality| www.indiaspend.com
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