Global Scans · Government · Weekly Summary

• [New] Under President Trump's order, technology companies may give the federal government up to 30 days to assess potential security risks associated with new AI systems. Vizient
• [New] The federal government will double the penalty for breaches of Australia's youth social media ban to $99m, arguing tech companies are not doing enough to keep children off harmful social media sites. The Guardian
• [New] The UK's 2025 National Security Strategy makes clear that climate and nature loss are core drivers of global instability, economic disruption and security risk. Electricity Info
• [New] For companies that develop, license, or integrate AI products for U.S. government customers, NSPM-11 presents new opportunities while foreshadowing heightened expectations around reliability, security, multi-vendor access, and support for national security uses. Fluet
• [New] The NSW government will trial two new artificial intelligence systems over summer which have the ability to automatically detect sharks. The Sydney Morning Herald
• [New] Achieving government ambitions for offshore wind by 2030 will require securing a significant amount of new capacity in Allocation Round Eight alongside continued, concerted action with industry to shorten delivery times. Climate Change Committee
• [New] Capacity will need to increase between 2.6 and 3 times by 2030 to achieve government ambitions of 43-50 GW, with average annual deployment of 5.3-6.7 GW needed. / UK Climate Change Committee
• [New] The Welsh Government has set an ambition for 17,000 hectares of new woodland to be established under the Sustainable Farming Scheme by 2030, supported by opportunity mapping and grant support. Climate Change Committee
• [New] Ministers agreed to increase cyber and tech cooperation in Southeast Asia, including supporting regional partners to respond to cyber threats and strengthen domestic policy frameworks. GOV.UK
• [New] The Fed's June policy meeting will, in hindsight, be seen as a once-in-a-decade turning point - the start of a credit cycle inflection and the end of the AI boom. X (formerly Twitter)
• [New] The French national assembly had passed legislation to prohibit access to social media accounts for children under 15 - with provisions for parental consent - and the UK government had announced plans for an Australia-plus ban for under-16s from 2027, with additional restrictions. The Guardian
• [New] For Japan's sake and for the sake of the rest of the world economy, we have to hope that the Japanese government has the foresight to take early action to put its public finances on a sustainable path. American Enterprise Institute - AEI
• [New] The FCC cited a determination from the Department of Defense that toy drones lack the organic capabilities and features in range, endurance, sensing, payload, connectivity, and data collection and storage to present an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security. Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
• [New] By 2030, adoption rates in regulated industries (healthcare, finance, government) will lag adoption in unregulated ones (marketing, customer support) by 3 to 7 years. Ariel Software Solutions
• [New] IUCN recently began a new GEF-funded project, alongside the Government of Mongolia and UNCCD, to support delivery of UNCCD COP 17 and a variety of follow-up actions which will aid pastoralist communities around the world. IUCN
• [New] The Digital Infrastructure Project (2024-2028) is further supporting climate-resilient, secure, and inclusive broadband connectivity by investing in government fiber optic backbone and expanding connectivity to rural schools and health facilities. World Bank Group
• [New] The possible return of more transactional and nationalist approaches by major powers - including a future Trump 2.0 administration in the U.S. - could further complicate regional alignments and policy consistency. Khabarhub
• [New] Liberty Mutual Reinsurance, the reinsurance arm of the insurance group, and Safehub, a provider of seismic sensor and risk management technology, have partnered to provide the Mexican federal government with a new nationwide parametric earthquake and volcanic risk insurance solution. Artemis.bm - The Catastrophe Bond, Insurance Linked Sec
• [New] The EU End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation revision and OEM net-zero 2040-2050 commitments are creating supply chain transformation requirements across the wiring harness ecosystem. IMARC Group

Last updated: 01 July 2026