At the United Nations Summit of the Future in 2024, world leaders adopted the Pact for the Future, which includes the Global Digital Compact (GDC). One of GDC’s central pillars is data governance, marking the first time this issue has been formally placed on the UN’s global agenda, with concrete commitments expected to materialise.​
As a follow-up, the United Nations General Assembly requested the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) to establish a dedicated Multi-Stakeholder Working Group on Data Governance at all levels as relevant for development. This group has been convened to meet for the first time on 1-2 May 2025.
This online event, orgnised by the Open Knowledge Foundation, Diplo and the Geneva Internet Platform, will discuss this important milestone. Speakers – who are also members of the Working Group – will provide an overview of the group’s mandate, discuss the main outcomes of its first meeting, and the expected next steps. In particular, they will assess the potential contribution of the WG to the establishment of a community and public-good centred data governance regime.Â
Moderator:
Marilia Maciel, Diplo
Speakers:
Renata Avila, Open Knowledge Foundation
Linnet Taylor, Professor at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT)
