To learn more about the Global Digital Compact, read our recent submission and our report, Words & Deeds: Sex Discrimination in Economic Status Laws. So if I were looking for a perfect world, next year, once in 2024 this agreement is made, I hope that platforms will be held accountable for the harm that they do, so that people who are harmed in one place by a platform hosted in another place can get the justice that they’re due.” Emma Gibson, Global Coordinator, Alliance for Universal Digital Rights.
“The global agreement in 193 countries would improve access to the Internet and protect their users from the dark side of the Internet.
It is important for the Alliance for Universal Digital Rights (AUDRi), the growing coalition convened by Equality Now and Women Leading in AI, to ensure women’s security and rights in the digital space, as outlined in our Universal Digital Rights principles, are a primary focus. The UN plans to launch the Global Digital Compact (GDC) in September 2024. Gender issues are not just about gender it’s about getting the global framework included in technology.” We need to bring in a less aggressive, less exploitative approach to technology. “…There has been an overly masculine influence in technology. Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations Envoy on Technology, during the Securing our Human Rights in our Digital World consultation co-sponsored by Equality Now. I am looking forward to listening and learning from all of you,” said Mr. We love it so much that we want technology to work for everyone,” explained Ivana Bartoletti, an award-winning privacy expert and co-founder of Women Leading in AI. “We have a short window that is open in front of us to regulate and govern the digital world, and we say this not because we fear technology but because we love technology. Securing our human rights in our digital world The initial conversations were powerful, and some commitments were made, but one thing was true for everyone: the love for technology’s potential is deep but there must also be a global response to the harm it can do. During the first week, we convened and met with member states, UN entities, and non-governmental organizations from around the world to discuss the future of a digital world where women and girls are empowered and protected under international human rights law. The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York is underway.
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