GLOBAL DIGITAL COMPACT- what is owning the net in its entirely and censoring in its completeness

WHAT IS A GLOBAL DIGITAL COMPACT?

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Following the political declaration adopted at the occasion of the United Nations’ 75th anniversary in September 2020, the Secretary-General in September 2021 released his report Our Common AgendaPDF. The Common Agenda proposes a Global Digital Compact to be agreed at the Summit of the Future in September 2024 through a technology track involving all stakeholders: governments, the United Nations system, the private sector (including tech companies), civil society, grass-roots organizations, academia, and individuals, including youth.”

The Global Digital Compact is expected to “outline shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all”. The Common Agenda report suggests issues that it might cover, including digital connectivity, avoiding Internet fragmentation, providing people with options as to how their data is used, application of human rights online, and promoting a trustworthy Internet by introducing accountability criteria for discrimination and misleading content. Find out more here.PDF

Resources

Resources

• InfographicsPDF PDFfor Our Common Agenda Policy Brief 5: A Global Digital Compact

• LetterPDF from the Co-facilitators Rwanda and Sweden on the intergovernmental process, January 2023

• Consultations led by the President of the General Assembly, February 2022

• Our Common AgendaPDF, September 2021

• Political declaration at the occasion of the UN’s 75th anniversary, September 2020

• Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital CooperationPDF, June 2020

• Recommendations of the Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Digital CooperationPDF, June 2019

• Consultations on the Global Digital Compact, ongoing: Background NotePDF, How-to-engage guidance notePDF, VisualsWord document

• Introductory video produced by the World Wide Web Foundation with other stakeholder partners”