Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
By 2027, Kazakhstan aims to eliminate the digital divide with nationwide Internet access and modern telecom networks.
Teachers and parents are asked to nurture problem-solving offline and online together.
The opinion stresses courts must weigh fairness, necessity, and privacy before using such data.
Experts warn deepfakes threaten election integrity and demand stronger platform moderation.
Advanced robotics and EV energy systems enhance manufacturing efficiency, safety, and sustainable energy capabilities for drivers and homes.
Blue Jay uses robotic arms to streamline item handling, while Project Eluna helps operators anticipate bottlenecks and optimise operations.
UK departments can localise sensitive workloads now that OpenAI offers an in-country data residency option.
Pioneers of AI and tech leaders call for a halt in superintelligence research, warning of risks ranging from disempowerment to possible human extinction.
The EU may soon classify ChatGPT as a very large online platform under the DSA, requiring stricter oversight and transparency obligations.
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Digital Watch newsletter – Issue 103 – September 2025
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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.