Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Plus, AI governance updates from Spain to the USA, internet restrictions in Iran and Uganda, new measures to protect children online in the UK and France, moves in semiconductor policy by the USA and Taiwan and developments in the Nexperia case.
A new edtech start-up, AICertified, has secured €1 million in seed funding to develop a university-accredited, globally recognised framework for professional artificial intelligence competency that employers and learners can rely on.
A rise in AI-generated images among schoolchildren has prompted police to call for stronger parental oversight and education on responsible digital behaviour.
AI’s environmental impact depends on the scale of infrastructure and frequency of use, not on the wording of prompts
Images generated by AI falsely linked Kate Garraway to a new partner, sparking distress and exposing risks when hoaxes spread unchecked across social platforms.
The action represents Microsoft’s first major civil cybercrime case pursued outside the United States, targeting infrastructure linked to the RedVDS service.
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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.