Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Plus, measures to strengthen child safety measures continue, cyber operations intensify in the USA-Israel-Iran conflict, and Google cuts Play Store fees after Epic Games settlement.
Proposed US export rules could expand oversight of global sales of AI chips.
Early data show slower hiring of young workers in high-exposure jobs, while overall unemployment remains largely unchanged since late 2022.
AI wearables spark backlash as a lawsuit questions the privacy safeguards behind Meta's smart glasses.
New guidance clarifies which crypto assets are treated as securities and how firms should comply with federal regulations.
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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.