Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
Surveys show US adults and healthcare workers increasingly rely on ChatGPT for symptom checking, medical research summarisation, and understanding treatment options outside traditional clinical hours.
A high-profile Grok incident has reignited concerns over safeguards, accountability, and enforcement gaps in generative AI systems.
Direct deposit and prepaid cards are now the main payment methods for US benefit recipients.
Researchers aim to develop a home diagnostic kit capable of detecting up to 30 cancers while enabling targeted therapeutic delivery.
Authorities investigate TridentLocker’s growing list of victims, including Sedgwick’s federal services branch.
A forthcoming EU strategy will focus on governance, security, and market integration to turn open-source innovation into viable commercial alternatives.
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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.