Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
An agreement between the EU and Canada now covers AI standards, digital identity wallets, media resilience and secure connectivity as both partners seek a more competitive digital future.
DMA enforcement reshapes how Meta targets ads in Europe.
Long-running antitrust scrutiny of Google enters a new AI phase.
The new proposal in Russia seeks to accelerate the adoption of generative AI by coordinating ministries and expanding access to locally developed systems across the economy.
The move follows months of lobbying and reverses earlier restrictions, though analysts warn the chips could still strengthen China’s military AI capabilities.
Analysts expect humanoid robotics to become a major industry, and Tether’s investment aligns with its mission to strengthen open and decentralised infrastructure.
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WSIS+20 Process
The year 2025 marks 20 years since the finalisation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), and a review process looking at 20 years of WSIS outcomes implementation will conclude with a high-level meeting at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), in December. This page keeps track of the process leading to the UNGA meeting in December 2025. It also provides background information about WSIS and related activities and processes since 1998.
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Digital Technologies
From internet applications to quantum computing, we focus on advanced and emerging digital technologies which are increasingly reshaping our economies and societies.
Clusters of Policy topics
We unpack digital policy by exploring over 50 topics – from access and sustainable development to network security and the future of work – classified in 7 clusters.
Processes
Follow some of the most important digital policy processes, from the EU's work on the Digital Services Act/Digital Markets Act to the UN Cybercrime Ad Hoc Committee.