The Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology transitioned into the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies. ODET supports implementation and follow-up of the and coordinates work on governance, connectivity, digital inclusion, data governance, and emerging technologies. The Office also provides substantive and support to the UN’s new AI governance mechanisms.
What this means for
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ODET is the central Secretariat office coordinating Global Digital Compact and AI-governance follow-up.
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Data & Digital
- So what
- A named Secretariat hub now coordinates AI governance and Global Digital Compact follow-up, so route cross-UN digital work with ODET in mind.
- Watch for
- Track where ODET starts supporting the UN’s new AI governance mechanisms and coordinating work on data governance, DPI and inclusion.
- Use it
- Cite ODET as the central Secretariat office for GDC and AI-governance follow-up in coordination asks, architecture discussions and interoffice role-setting.
Front Office
- So what
- One Secretariat office now anchors Global Digital Compact follow-up and coordinates AI governance work, so route digital asks, briefs and lines through ODET.
- Watch for
- Its support to the UN’s new AI governance mechanisms and any Global Digital Compact follow-up work.
- Use it
- Safe line: “ODET is the Secretariat hub for Global Digital Compact follow-up and AI governance coordination.” Bring ODET in early on speeches, briefs and meeting prep.
Builders
- So what
- One Secretariat office now coordinates AI-governance follow-up and Global Digital Compact implementation, so your prototype needs to fit ODET’s lane, not just your entity’s appetite.
- Watch for
- Track how ODET supports the UN’s new AI governance mechanisms and Global Digital Compact follow-up; that is where process becomes review expectations.
- Use it
- In pitches and scopes, anchor your work to ODET’s remit: AI governance, data governance, digital inclusion, digital public infrastructure, connectivity, and emerging technologies.
Peace & Security
No Peace & Security reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. ODET is the central Secretariat office coordinating Global Digital Compact and AI-governance follow-up.
Development & Policy
No Development & Policy reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. ODET is the central Secretariat office coordinating Global Digital Compact and AI-governance follow-up.
Human Rights
No Human Rights reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. ODET is the central Secretariat office coordinating Global Digital Compact and AI-governance follow-up.
OPGA
No OPGA reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. ODET is the central Secretariat office coordinating Global Digital Compact and AI-governance follow-up.
Permanent Missions
No Permanent Missions reading was written for this one: it was judged to sit outside that desk. ODET is the central Secretariat office coordinating Global Digital Compact and AI-governance follow-up.
How other roles read this
Data & Digital
- So what
- A named Secretariat hub now coordinates AI governance and Global Digital Compact follow-up, so route cross-UN digital work with ODET in mind.
- Watch for
- Track where ODET starts supporting the UN’s new AI governance mechanisms and coordinating work on data governance, DPI and inclusion.
- Use it
- Cite ODET as the central Secretariat office for GDC and AI-governance follow-up in coordination asks, architecture discussions and interoffice role-setting.
Front Office
- So what
- One Secretariat office now anchors Global Digital Compact follow-up and coordinates AI governance work, so route digital asks, briefs and lines through ODET.
- Watch for
- Its support to the UN’s new AI governance mechanisms and any Global Digital Compact follow-up work.
- Use it
- Safe line: “ODET is the Secretariat hub for Global Digital Compact follow-up and AI governance coordination.” Bring ODET in early on speeches, briefs and meeting prep.
Builders
- So what
- One Secretariat office now coordinates AI-governance follow-up and Global Digital Compact implementation, so your prototype needs to fit ODET’s lane, not just your entity’s appetite.
- Watch for
- Track how ODET supports the UN’s new AI governance mechanisms and Global Digital Compact follow-up; that is where process becomes review expectations.
- Use it
- In pitches and scopes, anchor your work to ODET’s remit: AI governance, data governance, digital inclusion, digital public infrastructure, connectivity, and emerging technologies.