Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
This week in AI governance: EU pushes an 'Apply AI' rollout; Grok faces deepfake and 'nudification' scrutiny in California and Brussels; the UK names AI Champions for finance; and new US chip tariffs raise supply-chain questions for South Korea.
Early deployments in countries such as Estonia and Greece highlight OpenAI’s expanding role in shaping education policy and digital skills development.
The new digital infrastructure facility aims to centralise network oversight in Burkina Faso instead of relying on external systems, reinforcing national control over critical digital assets.
A new national forum positions Cambodia to strengthen inclusive and evidence-based digital governance through multistakeholder dialogue.
A new US entity will manage data and algorithms under American oversight.
Divisions among EU states threaten progress on cybersecurity reform.
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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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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.