Digital Watch Observatory - Digital Governance in 50+ issues, 500+ actors, 5+ processes
The report outlines initial consultations for the Geneva 2027 AI Summit, based on a roundtable and written inputs from stakeholders across government, industry, academia and civil society.
Digital regulation intensifies as the Philippines challenges Meta's response to online disinformation.
Ambitious telecom reforms position the UK at the centre of global 5G and digital infrastructure investment strategies.
Two large-scale pilots using AI for medical imaging will receive EU support under a new European Commission call.
Election professionals from across the region are meeting at a Commonwealth Secretariat training event on AI in elections.
Voters should expect clear and transparent use of their information.
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AI industrial policy questions control over power, wealth and governance
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The implementation of the EU AI Act with a focus on general-purpose AI models
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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.