Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
From Microsoft to Google DeepMind, AI leaders at Davos stressed the need for practical use, international safeguards, and realistic expectations about machine intelligence.
With AI set to reshape millions of office jobs, Davos leaders are being challenged to prove this technological boom won’t become yet another windfall for the few at everyone else’s expense.
The integration of OpenAI models into ServiceNow aims to shift enterprise AI from experimentation towards secure, large-scale deployment across IT, finance, and operational systems.
Nearly half of workers fear AI may benefit employers more than employees.
A record surge in internet shutdowns has prompted UNESCO to urge governments to protect digital access, warning that disruptions fuel misinformation and erode fundamental rights.
Researchers will monitor or limit social media use among 4,000 pupils in the UK to assess impacts on anxiety, depression, bullying, and offline social interaction.
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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.