Developments in the Internet Governance Environment from October to December 2023: In the 4th quarter of 2023, the global Internet governance discussion focussed on the following topics: * The 18th IGF in Kyoto * The Global Digital Compact (GDC) * Preparations for WSIS+20 * The discussions about the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI)

First NIS 2 Working Group of DENIC drafts implementation recommendation. New technical and legal working groups take up work to go into further details.

Cyber security is the focal issue for AI, hard- and software or Internet-based weapons systems. DENIC's summary gives an overview of the latest developments.

The year ahead will be a big year in EU digital policy, as 2024 will see EU policymakers set legislative priorities for the coming 5 years. The EU’s ambitious goals are demonstrated by long-term initiatives such as Web 4.0 and virtual worlds, the Declaration for the Future

We doubt whether there are christmasy, golden lights twinkling at the tops of our trees to celebrate the season. What is certain, however, is that our DENIC Forest is growing: 292 trees have been added this year and in the Hessen Forest near the city of Hanau, more than 100,

Promoting Internet governance is the aim of the IGF-D. Under DENIC's management the Jimmy Schulz Dinner, speed geeking and webinars made their debut.

On 11 and 13 December, DENIC expert Pawel Kowalik, Head of Product Management, gave an update on the NIS 2 implementation at DENIC with valuable insights into the process of implementing the requirements of Article 28 for .de domains. There was first-hand information about the planned process and the