Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Plus, platforms continue to face pressure over youth safety online; Australia is introducing a national digital health standards framework; the OECD highlights growth and regulatory challenges in ASEAN digital trade; a recap of last week’s global AI discussions, and a look back at broader policy debates in Geneva.
Federal funding is being used to accelerate US quantum computing development by supporting both large-scale manufacturing capacity and targeted research programmes.
Large language models showed less coordinated but more unpredictable behaviour, raising concerns about new forms of market uncertainty.
The new body will study job changes, worker data use and AI adoption in industry.
AI adoption is expanding into agriculture as experts push for practical and low-cost technology solutions.
New child safety commitments secured by Ofcom include tighter contact settings, AI detection tools, and direct chat controls.
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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.