A/RES/79/1, Annex I

Global Digital Compact beyond AI

Why it matters: AI governance is embedded within a wider digital-governance architecture.

The Compact addresses universal connectivity, digital inclusion, digital literacy, human rights online, Internet governance, digital trust and safety, data governance, digital public goods and . It reaffirms multi-stakeholder cooperation and links digital transformation to the Sustainable Development Goals. Its scope is explicitly non-military.

What this means for

Just curious / new to AI

AI governance is embedded within a wider digital-governance architecture.

Pick a role above and this becomes the reading for that desk: what it means, what to watch, and a line you can use.

Peace & Security

No Peace & Security reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. AI governance is embedded within a wider digital-governance architecture.

Development & Policy

No Development & Policy reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. AI governance is embedded within a wider digital-governance architecture.

Human Rights

No Human Rights reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. AI governance is embedded within a wider digital-governance architecture.

Data & Digital

No Data & Digital reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. AI governance is embedded within a wider digital-governance architecture.

Front Office

No Front Office reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. AI governance is embedded within a wider digital-governance architecture.

OPGA

No OPGA reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. AI governance is embedded within a wider digital-governance architecture.

Builders

No Builders reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. AI governance is embedded within a wider digital-governance architecture.

Permanent Missions

No Permanent Missions reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. AI governance is embedded within a wider digital-governance architecture.

Sources

Details

Significance
Stardust
Track
Adjacent Tracks
Character
ONGOING TRACK
Duty station
New York
Body
GA plenary

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