Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Regulators warn that non-compliance may lead to fines, recalls and EU market bans.
Regulators plan to cooperate on policy development and education to bolster protections across digital services.
New legislation gives cryptocurrency and other digital assets clear property status in the UK, improving fraud protection and encouraging greater confidence across the fintech sector.
Experts stress that pre-existing OT infrastructure issues must be resolved before integrating AI into industrial systems.
Industry acceleration persists despite unresolved limitations, Marcus told the Axios AI+ Summit.
Funding from Google.org will support Bayes Impact in creating AI tools designed directly by frontline medical teams across the EU.
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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.