The field of smart farming is experiencing a significant transformation, driven by the need for sustainable practices and increased efficiency. Recent developments have focused on integrating IoT, AI, and satellite imaging to enable data-driven decision making and automation in agriculture. Noteworthy papers include the SUSTAINABLE platform, which introduces a seamless smart farming integration towards agronomy automation, and the evaluation of i-voting systems in academic institutions, which highlights the need for transparency and democratic standards in digital governance.