Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Plus, Vietnam's first AI law, the US executive order on state AI legislation, Qatar’s national AI company Qai, and Nvidia's approval to sell H200 chips to approved Chinese companies, as well as what’s ahead.
A new White House move to rein in state-level oversight of AI has intensified the debate over who should set the rules for a rapidly expanding technology with far-reaching economic and social consequences.
Early tests show GPT‑5.2 accelerates scientific and mathematical problem-solving while enhancing productivity across business and technical tasks.
The new support for GlobalFoundries and X-FAB will bring first-of-a-kind manufacturing capacity to Germany and reinforce the EU’s long-term semiconductor resilience.
Australia’s world-first social media age limit faces a major legal test as Reddit claims the policy limits political communication instead of improving online safety for young people.
Strong investment and device availability push North America ahead in 5G uptake, with analysts expecting early 5G-Advanced features to scale quickly across sectors.
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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.