# Digital Policy Alert

> An independent, timely and accessible record of digital policy and regulatory changes affecting the digital economy.

Digital Policy Alert (DPA) tracks policy and regulatory developments that shape the digital economy worldwide. The platform provides structured, factual records of policy changes, regulatory events, and expert analysis.

## Content Types

- **Policy Changes** (`/change/{slug}`): Individual regulatory and policy measures with structured metadata including implementing jurisdictions, affected policy areas, economic activities, and timelines.
- **Policy Events** (`/event/{slug}`): Broader policy developments and proceedings that encompass multiple related changes.
- **Reports** (`/report/{slug}`): In-depth analytical reports on digital policy trends and topics.
- **Blog Posts** (`/blog/{slug}`): Commentary and shorter-form analysis on current digital policy developments.
- **Country Profiles** (`/countries/{country}`): Per-country overviews of digital policy activity.
- **Policy Areas** (`/policy-area/{slug}`): Thematic groupings of policy changes by area (e.g., data governance, AI regulation, digital trade).

## Key URLs

- Homepage: https://digitalpolicyalert.org
- RSS Feed: https://digitalpolicyalert.org/feed.xml
- Sitemap: https://digitalpolicyalert.org/sitemap.xml
- API Documentation: https://digitalpolicyalert.org/api-access

## Structured Data

Content pages include JSON-LD structured data (`NewsArticle` for reports and blog posts, `CreativeWork` for policy changes and events) to aid machine interpretation.

## Access

- Public pages are freely crawlable with no authentication required.
- An authenticated REST API is available for programmatic access to structured policy data. API keys can be requested at https://digitalpolicyalert.org/api-access.
- Please respect reasonable crawl rates. There are no specific rate limits on public pages, but excessive request volumes may be throttled.

## Contact

- Website: https://digitalpolicyalert.org
- Contact: https://digitalpolicyalert.org/contact