1.0ITUhttps://www.itu.int/hubITUhttps://www.itu.int/hubrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xpxiFIYjdR"><a href="https://www.itu.int/hub/publication/d-pref-outlook-2026/">Global Digital Regulatory Outlook 2026</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.itu.int/hub/publication/d-pref-outlook-2026/embed/#?secret=xpxiFIYjdR" width="600" height="338" title="“Global Digital Regulatory Outlook 2026” — ITU" data-secret="xpxiFIYjdR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.itu.int/hub/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.itu.int/hub/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/11/d-pref-outlook-2026-img-jpg-m-63.jpg1024685This Outlook reads five years of comparable data on national digital policy, law and governance, and asks one question. Does regulatory readiness translate into the outcomes countries care about? The short answer is that it does. The chief obstacle is no longer writing the rules, but making them work. The 2026 edition distils what the data is telling us, and what we should do about it.