Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot has reignited debate over AI accountability, with regulators demanding safeguards and questioning whether shifting liability to users genuinely protects the public.
The DROP privacy tool aims to cut unwanted marketing and data exposure, forcing California-registered data brokers to delete consumer information following resident-submitted removal requests.
The EU plans a new rating scheme to push data centres towards greener performance while cloud and AI demand accelerates across Europe, exposing weak sustainability reporting.
Researchers at Imperial College London developed an AI tool that predicts which drugs may benefit different heart conditions, supporting more personalised treatment instead of relying only on trial-and-error.
The NotePin S by Plaud delivers wearable AI recording with 64GB storage, Apple Find My support and 300 free monthly transcription minutes, alongside a new Plaud desktop app for meeting notes.
Google search changes and AI partnerships have pushed millions of new UK users towards Reddit, reshaping online habits and boosting forum-based conversations across lifestyle, beauty and football communities.
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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.