SAN FRANCISCO — The United Nations has a new plan to create an inclusive digital future.
Its “Roadmap for Digital Cooperation” report, launched this month, outlines ways to strengthen multistakeholder collaboration to connect the unconnected, respect privacy, and protect human rights.
“We are at a critical point for technology governance. Digital connectivity is indispensable, both to overcome the [COVID-19] pandemic and for a sustainable and inclusive recovery. But we cannot let technology trends get ahead of our ability to steer them and protect the public good,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said on a recent high-level virtual panel with heads of state, CEOs, and civil society leaders.