Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Providers must inform users of AI interaction and ensure synthetic outputs are machine-readable and detectable, with technical standards still in development at EU level.
The EU said AI governance must prepare institutions for agentic AI, surveillance risks, and harmful AI-generated content.
Families in Italy accuse Meta and TikTok of failing to protect underage social media users.
The DPA's recommendations highlights a need for stronger layered cyber defences.
Microsoft’s AI and productivity software ecosystem faces regulatory pressure from the CMA in the UK.
These new features allegedly attempt real time monitoring and control of coding environments.
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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.