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| Full title | Global Digital Compact |
|---|---|
| Type | UN General Assembly resolution (annex to the Pact for the Future) |
| Adopted by | UN General Assembly, resolution 79/1 (“The Pact for the Future”), Annex I, at the Summit of the Future |
| Adopted | 22 September 2024 |
| Legal status | Non-binding political commitments |
| Official text | United Nations – Global Digital Compact · UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 |
| Subject area | UN processes and institutions; Artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons |
The Global Digital Compact is a set of commitments by UN Member States on digital cooperation and the governance of digital technologies and artificial intelligence. It was adopted as an annex to the Pact for the Future at the Summit of the Future in September 2024. It sets out five objectives: closing digital divides, expanding inclusion in the digital economy, fostering an inclusive, open, safe and secure digital space that respects human rights, advancing data governance, and enhancing international governance of AI. Its implementation mechanisms include an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance. It is referred to in debates on information integrity, human rights online and the international governance of AI.
The Compact does not address military uses of ICTs or AI or State cyber operations; these are dealt with in the First Committee processes (see ict_norms and laws). Its commitments on information integrity and human rights online are cited in discussions on disinformation and platform governance.