Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Australia targets social media giants over misinformation. Microsoft hosts a cybersecurity summit after global IT outage. South Korea hosts global summit on AI in warfare.
Meta is altering how it labels AI-modified content on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.
AI weather models outperformed traditional methods during Typhoon Gaemi, offering more accurate forecasts.
AI model designed by Western researchers offers nearly 99% accuracy in predicting strawberry ripeness and detecting diseases.
Managed by Trump’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the platform will offer digital wallets, lending, and crypto asset investment.
Despite regulatory challenges, India's widespread adoption of centralised and decentralised crypto services has kept it at the top of the global crypto market.
AΙ tools show promise in predicting and managing future pandemics.
Users will soon experience a more personalised interaction with WhatsApp’s Meta AI, which will feature the voices of public figures.
The Academy helps address the current skills gap, as only 10% of workers are trained in GenAI tools.
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Pavel Durov's recent arrest in Paris ignites a global debate over the delicate balance between digital freedom and platform accountability. As Telegram’s founder faces serious allegations, including enabling illegal activities through insufficient moderation, the case underscores the growing tension between governments and tech platforms.
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The concept of a computer virus didn’t emerge from a place of malice, but rather from academic curiosity around self-replicating programs. This exploration delves into the origins of computer viruses, following their journey through years of technological advances and misdeeds, revealing how they evolved into a critical concern for today’s digital world.
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Digital Watch newsletter – Issue 92 – September 2024
Issue 92, September 2024: In our September issue, we analyse how Durov’s arrest and X ban in Brazil spell the end of the illusion of cyberspace, look at the debates at the last session of the Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime, explore the new WTO digital trade agreement, explain the lessons learned from the Crowdstrike July 2024 outage, and mark our calendars for the Summit of the Future.
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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.