Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Plus, Pax Silica members meet for second annual summit, Singapore updates its cybersecurity playbook, EU introduces €3 duty on low-value e-commerce imports, and a busy calendar in Geneva in the week ahead.
A new independent AI Office of Ireland will oversee enforcement and support AI innovation domestically.
The United States and its Pax Silica partners have announced new initiatives to strengthen AI supply chain security, expand international cooperation on AI, and support advanced manufacturing through joint governance, infrastructure, and workforce development projects.
The investigation aims to identify whether additional regulatory measures are needed to improve switching options and strengthen competition in digital infrastructure services.
Altman has proposed a US-led international forum to establish global AI safety standards, arguing that stronger international cooperation is needed to govern increasingly capable AI systems. The proposal adds to growing global discussions on AI governance as governments, international organisations, and industry seek common approaches to managing AI risks and opportunities.
Responsible AI use principles now guide SDC funding, policy and operations.
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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.