Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Users report internal server errors across Cloudflare's network.
The EU is taking a major step toward quicker and more consistent handling of data protection complaints, promising smoother cooperation between national regulators across the bloc.
Digital reform debate unfolds alongside EU expansion discussions.
Superbugs kill around one million people annually, prompting the Fleming Initiative and GSK to use AI for faster, more effective drug development.
Profit-taking by long-term holders and macroeconomic pressure have pushed Bitcoin below $90,000, erasing its gains from the past eleven months.
WhatsApp is rolling out a third-party chat feature in Europe, letting users message people on other compatible apps while keeping end-to-end encryption.
A ransomware group is linked to the Eurofiber breach that security experts believe exposed sensitive corporate data now circulating across darknet markets.
Gartner’s ranking reflects expanding enterprise trust in OpenAI as more companies rely on its platforms to improve productivity and deploy AI safely at a significant scale.
AI debate unfolds amid competitive pressure in aviation.
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Digital Watch newsletter – Issue 104 – October 2025
Issue 104: In our October 2025 issue, we unpacked new rules for children’s online spaces and examined the global struggle to steer AI. We analysed shifting rare-earth supply chains and what recent cloud outages reveal about digital resilience. We also looked back at the signing of the UN Cybercrime Convention. We also recapped key Geneva events shaping the future of international digital governance.
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Weekly #238 Strengthening democracy in the digital age: The EU’s New ‘Democracy Shield’
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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.