Follow-up and review action 7

We recognize the contribution of all United Nations entities, agencies, funds and programmes in advancing digital cooperation, including but not limited to the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and invite them, as well as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to support, within their existing mandates, implementation of this Compact. We recognize the role of the United Nations regional economic commissions and United Nations country teams in supporting regional and national stakeholders to advance digital transformation.

UN entity lead: International Telecommunication Union and Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies

UN entity co-leads: UN Trade and Development, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Milestone 1 | Deadline 31 December 2024

Working Group on Digital Technologies established.

Milestone 2 |

The Working Group on Digital Technologies facilitates UN system-wide coordination on implementation of the Global Digital Compact – including monthly inter-agency meetings, quarterly senior-level reviews, and development of shared guidance and an integrated overview of UN initiatives supporting Member States’ digital transformation.

No single agency can deliver digital transformation alone. This action calls on the full UN system, from development to human rights, to work together to implement the Global Digital Compact. By tapping into regional commissions and country teams, it ensures digital cooperation is rooted in local realities and responsive to people’s needs.

Q4 2025 – September 2026: The UN system supports strengthened country- and regional-level implementation of the Global Digital Compact, including through UN Country Teams. It will also deepen engagement with the private sector and other stakeholders, including via existing multistakeholder platforms, such as the Internet Governance Forum and the WSIS Forum.