The calls for interoperable and rights-respecting approaches to data governance. It connects data to privacy, development, cross-border flows, public-interest uses and systems. As of 28 July 2026 the Compact had not produced a single binding global data-governance framework; the work remains a set of parallel processes rather than one instrument.
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Data governance is a foundational dependency for AI accountability, inclusion and international cooperation.
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Peace & Security
No Peace & Security reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Data governance is a foundational dependency for AI accountability, inclusion and international cooperation.
Development & Policy
No Development & Policy reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Data governance is a foundational dependency for AI accountability, inclusion and international cooperation.
Human Rights
No Human Rights reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Data governance is a foundational dependency for AI accountability, inclusion and international cooperation.
Data & Digital
No Data & Digital reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Data governance is a foundational dependency for AI accountability, inclusion and international cooperation.
Front Office
No Front Office reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Data governance is a foundational dependency for AI accountability, inclusion and international cooperation.
OPGA
No OPGA reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Data governance is a foundational dependency for AI accountability, inclusion and international cooperation.
Builders
No Builders reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Data governance is a foundational dependency for AI accountability, inclusion and international cooperation.
Permanent Missions
No Permanent Missions reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. Data governance is a foundational dependency for AI accountability, inclusion and international cooperation.