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"During the pandemic, digital technologies have kept societies functioning and people connected. But the pandemic has also highlighted a yawning gap in access to these tools, including vast gender disparities. The world entered the digital age decades ago, but a core challenge remains: closing the digital divide." – António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
What we do
The UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation provides a vision and steerage for a digitally interdependent world. It lays out actions for the global community to CONNECT, RESPECT, and PROTECT people in the digital age. The Roadmap is a call to connect all people by 2030; respect human rights online; and protect the most vulnerable from the potential risks of digital advancement. The Secretary-General has also reiterated this call to “protect the online space and strengthen its governance” through his Common Agenda, including through a proposed Global Digital Compact.
The Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology coordinates the implementation of the Secretary-General’s Roadmap on Digital Cooperation and will advance work towards the Global Digital Compact proposed in the Common Agenda, in close consultation with Member States, the technology industry, private companies, civil society, and other stakeholders.
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