The adoption of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) at the UN Summit on September 22, 2024, officially marks the beginning of a period of global multi-stakeholder cooperation in digital governance. It is a commitment by the 193-member UN General Assembly to ensure that the design, use, and governance of technology benefits all. It follows the multi-phase Universal Safeguards for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiative, launched in 2023 by the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology (OSET) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). [Read more…]