Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Products placed on the EU market must comply with the Cyber Resilience Act from 11 December 2027.
Google must offer publishers opt-outs for AI Overviews and AI model fine-tuning under new UK measures.
The Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of Hong Kong will use AI and big data to strengthen cyber threat detection.
Critical infrastructure providers join Anthropic to strengthen cybersecurity and software resilience.
Federal agencies have been directed to prioritise cyber defence measures as the US expands efforts to secure advanced AI systems.
Domain security improves as IWF integrates child protection into abuse reporting.
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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.