Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
As digital power dynamics shift and global tensions rise, a reunion of internet governance pioneers reignites debate over who really shapes the rules of our online future.
IGF 2025 panel maps Africa’s digital transformation through WSIS lens.
As AI rapidly transforms journalism, a diverse group of global experts and grassroots voices came together in Norway to rethink how media can harness these tools without compromising ethics, inclusion, or truth.
At IGF 2025, parliamentarians unite against digital threats to democracy.
Amid rising digital divides and shifting global dynamics, the IGF 2025 session brought together an unprecedented coalition of voices determined to redefine how the internet is governed for the next generation.
Global lawmakers grappled with rising online threats and platform overreach in Norway, where a pivotal conversation revealed that securing the internet demands more than new laws—it requires rethinking who digital governance is really meant to protect.
Digital transformation is accelerating globally, and a new wave of tools is quietly reshaping how countries evaluate progress, confront inequality, and plan for a more inclusive online future.
As global civil society leaders converge to reshape the digital rights landscape, their bold proposals signal a pivotal moment in the future of internet governance.
Under mounting pressure to professionalise without compromising their grassroots spirit, internet governance initiatives are searching for new models that balance passion, funding, and long-term legitimacy.
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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.