SEEsummary
A monthly overview of Internet governance and digital policy
developments in
South Eastern Europe and the neighouring area (SEE+)
Issue #50 | July & August
The latest issue of the SEEsummary covers Internet governance and digital policy developments that occurred in SEE+ in July & August 2021.
- Russia presents to the UN new international treaty on cybercrime
- Moldova’s supreme audit institution becomes target of massive cyberattack
- Western Balkan countries abolish roaming charges
- Yerevan State University plans opening AI Lab
- New COVID-19 measures in Montenegro and North Macedonia invoke data protection concerns
- New report on digital rights violations demonstrates negative trends in South-Eastern Europe
- Ukraine blocks new bunch of Russia-affiliated online resources
- Twitter expands list of state-affiliated media accounts in Serbia
About the SEEsummary
Launched in September 2016, the SEEsummary – a one of a kind initiative in the region – provides a monthly overview of Internet governance and digital policy developments and activities occurring in SEE+.
Updates covered in the summary are structured around Internet and digital policy issues such as infrastructure, cybersecurity, human rights online, e-commerce, and the digital divide. For this purpose, we use the classification of Internet and digital policy issues developed by DiploFoundation and showcased in the Geneva Internet Platform Digital Watch Observatory.
Editorial team
The Editorial Team (made up of volunteer editors) is responsible for identifying and writing about Internet governance and digital policy developments and events in SEE+.
Editors
- Meri Baghdasaryan | Armenia
- Maja Ćalović | Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Grațiela Dumitrescu | Romania
- Aleksandra Ivanković | Serbia
- Neli Odishvili | Georgia
Contributors
- Katarina Gevorgyan | Armenia
- Marko Paloski | North Macedonia
- Vasile Popa | Moldova