Informal Discussion Advancing an inclusive digital economy: opportunities for the Global Digital Compact? hosted by UNCTAD and OSET, 7 March 2024
New York, 4 March 2024 - The multi-stakeholder working groups for Digital Public Infrastructure Safeguards Framework began their work on 22 April 2024. The initial framework is scheduled to be unveiled in September 2024 at the Summit for the Future. Read the full press release here.
New York, 17 September 2023 – To realise the full potential of digital transformation while mitigating its risks, the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology (OSET) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched today an initiative to develop the Universal Safeguards Framework for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). Read the full press release here.
OSPOs for Good Conference Report Release
The "OSPOs for Good" Conference Report is now available. Held at the United Nations Headquarters on 21 June 2023, the conference convened over 60 leaders from 15 nations to explore Open Source's role in achieving the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development.
The report details the discussions and strategic insights gained from the event.
Access the report here.
Interview of the Envoy on Technology with UN News, Geneva, 16 May 2023 (listen here)
Remarks by the Envoy on Technology at the Mobile World Congress 2023, Barcelona, 27 February 2023 (click here)
Roadmap for the intergovernmental process on the Global Digital Compact announced by the Co-facilitators Rwanda and Sweden, 16 January 2023. Find out more here.
2022 STI Forum side-event: Digitalization to Achieve the SDGs - promoting effective and coherent UN support through mapping and country-level initiatives, 6 May 2022 (for more information, click here)
The Zero Draft of the Global Digital Compact will be presented to Member States and observers on Friday, 5 April 2024 in the Trusteeship Council Chamber at 10:00 am. The presentation of the Zero Draft will also be webcast on UN Web TV.
Quick links:
Read the full interim report here.
Find the letter of the co-facilitators here.
Find the letter of the Preseident of the General Assembly here.
The 16th annual Intern
et Governance Forum was held in a hybrid format, with participation online and in-person in Katowice, Poland, from 6 to 10 December 2021. Outputs from the Forum’s over 300 sessions, including the draft Katowice Messages, are available on the Forum website.
Digital technology-related events during the High-level segment of the UN GA 76th session
Find here an overview of digital technology-related events that took place in the margins of the High-level segment of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in September/October 2021.
2021 STI Forum side-event: Digital Cooperation to Leave No One Behind: Implementing the Secretary-General’s Roadmap, 4 May 2021
10th Anniversary of RightsCon, 7-11 June 2021
RightsCon was an important opportunity for the Office of the Envoy on Technology to engage with civil society stakeholders and partners on the Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation. At a community labs session, the Office, together with the Governments of Canada and of Mexico, and UN Women gathered feedback on the definition of 'digital inclusion' and the related framework for metrics. The Office also convened a virtual roundtable of the digital human rights recommendation group as well as spoke at sessions on civil society engagement in the Roadmap process, development of UN systemwide guidance on new technologies, and private sector engagement.
General Assembly's High-level Thematic Debate on Digital Cooperation and Connectivity, 27 April 2021
Launch of the Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability (CODES), 24 March 2021
High-Level Side-Event to the General Assembly 2020: Digital Cooperation: Action Today for Future Generations, 23 September 2020
Launch of the Secretary-General's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, 11 June 2020
Launch of the report and recommendations of the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation, 10 June 2019
An independent expert group appointed by the UN Secretary-General calls on governments, the private sector and civil society, to work together urgently to maximize the benefits and minimize the harms of digital technologies.
Establishment of the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, 12 July 2018
