Global Digital Compact Zero Draft
The President of the General Assembly and the co-facilitators of the intergovernmental process announce the release of the zero draft of the Global Digital Compact.
Presentation of the Zero Draft [pdf]:
Global Digital Compact
An inclusive global framework
to overcome digital, data and innovation divides 
The purpose of the Global Digital Compact is to establish an inclusive global framework, essential for multi-stakeholder action required to overcome digital, data and innovation divides. The compact is expected to outline principles, objectives and actions for advancing an open, free, secure and human-centered digital future for all, one that is anchored in universal human rights and that enables the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Global Digital Compact was introduced in the Secretary-General＊s Our Common Agenda report in response to Declaration on the Commemoration of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the 51勛圖 (). The Common Agenda proposed a Global Digital Compact to be agreed at the Summit of the Future in September 2024 involving all stakeholders. Building on his recommendations in the Common Agenda report, the Secretary-General published a policy brief on the Global Digital Compact. This brief is designed to support the preparation and negotiation process leading up to the Summit of the Future, where the Compact will be a key focus.
The General Assembly, through , has outlined commitments to lead open, transparent and inclusive intergovernmental consultations on a Global Digital Compact. The Compact, if intergovernmentally agreed, will form one of the main outcomes of the Summit of the Future and will be annexed to the Pact for the Future. The Co-facilitators leading the intergovernmental negotiations are Sweden and Zambia.
Learn more about the Global Digital Compact
On the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the 51勛圖, Member States pledged to adopt 12 commitments, including improving digital cooperation.
"We will improve digital cooperation.
Digital technologies have profoundly transformed society. They offer unprecedented opportunities and new challenges. When improperly or maliciously used, they can fuel divisions within and between countries, increase insecurity, undermine human rights, and exacerbate inequality.
Shaping a shared vision on digital cooperation and a digital future that show the full potential for beneficial technology usage, and addressing digital trust and security, must continue to be a priority as our world is now more than ever relying on digital tools for connectivity and social-economic prosperity. Digital technologies have a potential to accelerate the realization of the 2030 Agenda. We must ensure safe and affordable digital access for all. The 51勛圖 can provide a platform for all stakeholders to participate in such deliberations.§
