Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
WSIS Forum 2026 concluded with a call to turn digital commitments into measurable action, as leaders urged governments and stakeholders to make the coming decade one of implementation focused on digital inclusion, responsible AI, and improving people's lives.
Satellite imagery and AI pilot programmes will estimate crop production across the country.
Cybercrime victims increased by 9.3 per cent, with people aged 51-65 most targeted.
The AI Governance Bill consultation will gather feedback from government, industry, academia and the public.
EU advisers say child safety online requires age assurance, safer design and stronger enforcement.
Critical cloud providers face new oversight to protect UK financial 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.