Global Scans · Digitalization · Weekly Summary

• [New] The UK government has launched two consultations on reforms to the product safety regime, with a strong emphasis on addressing risks arising from digital and AI-enabled technologies. Arnold & Porter
• [New] A new parliamentary inquiry into personalized medicine and AI will examine ongoing challenges and barriers to National Health Service adoption of new technologies, including procurement, digital infrastructure limitations, and system fragmentation. / UK Arnold & Porter
• [New] Expert-led manual testing remains dominant, detecting vulnerabilities automation misses, while the Asia Pacific region sees the highest growth rate due to digital transformation efforts. Yahoo Finance UK
• [New] The Middle East and Africa region is expected to grow at a considerable CAGR in the upcoming period, driven by increasing investments in digital infrastructure, government initiatives promoting cloud adoption, and a rising demand for scalable IT solutions. Precedence Research
• [New] CMS will waive the interactive telecommunications system requirement for certain asynchronous dermatology and ophthalmology telehealth services, allowing for digital images to be transmitted to a practitioner and evaluated outside of a real-time interaction. Arnold & Porter
• [New] The Middle East and Africa are expected to grow at a notable CAGR in the foreseeable future because of increasing investments made towards digital technologies and AI implementation. Precedence Research
• [New] By interfering with navigation, timing, logistics, and transportation systems, Moscow is probing vulnerabilities in the digital foundations of modern European economies while avoiding direct military confrontation. Robert Lansing Institute
• [New] The Thai government approved the Thailand national AI strategy and action plan (2022-2027) for driving AI country development plan, supervised by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society. Roza.Pace@trade.gov
• [New] The Iranian government hoped that the surveillance messaging app would become widespread, but instead, VPNs became widespread, and now Iran's digital resistance movement has 50 million members. GIGAZINE
• [New] While spreadsheets might work for small teams, enterprise environments require automated GRC platforms to track progress against national standards like UAE ISR. OAD Technologies (A venture of OAD software services FZ
• [New] Countries such as Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are increasingly working with international companies to purchase radiotherapy equipment, obtain training for staff and develop digital methodologies to plan and deliver treatments. Precedence Research
• [New] Legislation to impose the flawed European Digital Markets Act on U.S. companies is expected to be introduced soon in Congress. Citizens Against Government Waste
• [New] In 2026, enterprise training providers accelerated the integration of artificial intelligence into safety training platforms, enabling adaptive learning pathways based on individual employee risk profiles and performance data. Vantage Market Research
• [New] As AI becomes more embedded in everyday work, adoption gaps could increasingly shape which countries gain the biggest productivity and economic advantages over the next decade, similar to how internet adoption reshaped global competitiveness in the early digital era. Visual Capitalist
• [New] Companies capable of integrating autonomous software, EV platforms, real-time analytics, and scalable fleet operations will gain significant competitive advantages over the next decade. DataM Intelligence
• [New] The World Bank Group, African Development Bank, and Mission 300 partners are expanding investment opportunities through platforms like Zafiri, which aims to mobilize $1 billion by providing patient equity to companies that advance distributed renewable energy solutions. World Bank Group
• [New] The World Bank Group will expand the use of digital tools, including AI, to modernize grid operations, manage demand more efficiently, and reduce losses. World Bank Group
• [New] By 2026, over 80% of mobile apps are expected to use AI-powered features, transforming how users interact with digital tools. OZVID Technologies
• [New] An adversary could transform the digital footprints created by modern smartphones into grid coordinates, which can then be used to target U.S. troops with deadly precision, the head of U.S. Special Operations Command warned recently. The Washington Times
• [New] The ASEAN Economic Community's 2026-2030 Strategic Plan, announced earlier in 2026, aims to deepen integration across digital transformation, supply-chain security, and uneven development. KBA13 INSIGHT
• [New] CBDC may head off the threat to monetary sovereignty from stablecoins issued by global digital services companies like Facebook, which would threaten central banks' ability to conduct monetary policy. CEPR
• [New] The Communication 2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade proposes that by 2030 75% of European enterprises have taken up cloud computing services, big data and Artificial Intelligence. Interoperable Europe Portal
• [New] The Shift to Agentic Scale: 40% of applications will deploy autonomous agents by the end of 2026, shifting focus from assistive tools to complete digital workforces. NoimosAI

Last updated: 07 June 2026