We welcome the 26 June revision- 2 of the GDC. We particularly applaud the new paragraph 33, which links information integrity to democratic processes and human rights, and the inclusion of independent public interest media in paragraph 34(b). We therefore call on you to incorporate the following language into the Global Digital Compact: Establish a country-level network of the Global Digital Compact to help multi-stakeholder mobilization achieve the GDC mandate, emphasizing collaboration, building capacity, knowledge sharing, and innovation as a country network. Like the UN Global Compact Country-level Network. The UN should continue the IGF and WSIS Forum accordingly! We want to endorse fully the Statement on the Global Digital Compact, June 2024, initiated by DW Academy and the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD). ---------- Bazlu ____ AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR | Chief Executive Officer | MSS in Government & Politics, Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication [In Consultative Status with the ECOSOC, Associated with the Department of Global Communications of the United Nations & Observer Organization with the UNFCCC] Policy Research Fellow, Shaping the Future of Media, Entertainment & Society in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution House: 9/4 Road: 2, Shaymoli, Dhaka-1207| Bangladesh| Phone: +8801711881647 | +88 02 48116262 | +88 02 48119374 E-Mail: ceo@bnnrc.net<mailto:ceo@bnnrc.net> | bnnrcbd@gmail.com<mailto:bnnrcbd@gmail.com><mailto:bnnrcbd@gmail.com> | http://www.bnnrc.net<http://www.bnnrc.net/> [cid:5daa99fa-1c59-4e41-bda3-e824b1966465] ________________________________ From: wsis20 <wsis20-bounces@icann.org> on behalf of Fiona Alexander <fionaa@american.edu> Sent: 27 June 2024 6:12 PM To: wsis20@ICANN.org <wsis20@icann.org> Subject: [wsis20] GDC Rev 2 Hi to all Attached is the new rev 2 of the Global Digital Compact. It's 14 pages now and I haven't yet had the time to read through carefully, but at first blush some decent things continue re: Internet governance. However, some challenging items continue re: AI and then the follow up and implementation. The latter in particular still is creating centralized levers in the UN New York sphere, which this whole exercise continues to prove is not adept at involving stakeholders in a meaningful way or operating in a transparent and open manner. Look forward to hearing others reactions. Fiona ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiona Alexander Distinguished Policy Strategist in Residence, School of International Service Distinguished Fellow, Internet Governance Lab Executive Advisor, Khan Cyber and Economic Security Institute American University
