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- 🎙️ Now live: @gioasempre.bsky.social on The Victor Cho Podcast. What does it take to make AI work for global equity? Governance matters. From food security to healthcare, a clear-eyed take on tech in the public interest. ▶️ tinyurl.com/yc75f34u
- Today, 79% of countries have data protection laws. In LDCs, that figure drops to 57%. Digital progress moves at the speed of trust. On #DataProtectionDay, the UN is working through the #GlobalDigitalCompact to close this global trust gap & advance an inclusive digital economy.
- Universities are more than just places of learning. They are innovation ecosystems. In Hà Nội, @gioasempre.bsky.social visited Phenikaa University to explore how higher education can advance responsible AI, develop digital talent and connect research to real-world impact.
- AI for Health Equity: turning principles into practice. In Hà Nội, @gioasempre.bsky.social met with health leaders on how AI can improve outcomes. Responsible private sector innovation helps translate AI principles into care that safeguards trust & human dignity.
- The launch of the #ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2030 marks a new chapter for #DigitalCooperation in Hà Nội 🇻🇳 – turning AI into public value through interoperability, inclusive capacity-building & regional integration. How do you see regional frameworks shaping the global AI landscape?
- Rights offline must be protected online. On #Iran, the Secretary-General underscored restoring communications is vital for safety and access to information. Connectivity shutdowns undermine human rights, accountability and essential services. #GlobalDigitalCompact
- 🚨 #UNVolunteer – Online Volunteer Support research & report drafting on how industry turns AI regulation into real-world tech policies, design choices, and interventions—contributing to the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance. 🔗 Apply by 1 Jan: tinyurl.com/35cyw2un
- A reaffirmation of the Internet’s multistakeholder model. @gioasempre.bsky.social congratulates Member States on the adoption of the WSIS+20 outcome document, reaffirms the multistakeholder model of Internet governance & welcomes the decision to make @intgovforum.bsky.social a permanent UN forum.
- 🛡️ A well-governed digital commons avoids misuse & ensures value is shared equitably. This message framed yesterday’s WSIS+20 side event, Building the Commons. The discussion focused on how community-led models & collaborative governance strengthen trust, resilience & inclusion.
- 🧩 La gouvernance numérique doit parler toutes les langues. Lors d’un événement parallèle du #WSIS20, coorganisé par @unodet.bsky.social & l'OIF, des acteurs ont examiné comment la diversité culturelle et linguistique renforce l’inclusion numérique et la #GouvernanceIA.
- 📌 Save the Date: UN Open Source Week 2026 takes place 22–26 June 2026. Express Your Interest in Attending: forms.office.com/e/7Zf9dGvjZr Stay tuned for more. #UNOpenSourceWeek #OpenSource #DigitalCooperation
- 🚨 #UNJob Deadline Extended — Emerging Technologies & AI Applications Intern Build AI prototypes. Shape digital platforms. Improve UX/UI. Draft technical briefs & knowledge-sharing materials. 🔗 Apply by 17 Dec: careers.un.org/jobSearchDes... #UNJobs #UNCareers
- 🌐 What is the UN Digital Cooperation Portal? A new platform accelerating collective action on the #GlobalDigitalCompact — connecting initiatives across stakeholders with data visualizations and AI-enabled insights to track global progress. 🔗 Contribute: undigitalcooperation.org
- 🚨 #UNJob Reminder: Deadline Extended Apply for the Programme Management Officer (P-4) role leading ODET's AI Governance for Humanity Lab in Valencia — driving research, multistakeholder cooperation & GDC implementation. 🔗 Apply by 15 Dec 2025: tinyurl.com/yc6y332y #UNJobs
- 🌐 Upcoming Session | Building the Commons: Creating & Maintaining Digital Public Goods 🗓️ 16 Dec, 4:45–6pm ET 📍 CR4, UNHQ Explore how collaborative governance can co-create & scale technologies for inclusive, rights-based digital transformation. 🔗 www.un.org/digital-emer...
- “Human rights are the foundation of trustworthy innovation.” This was the central message at the #RightsX Summit on this #HumanRightsDay — and a reminder that responsible innovation is essential to a secure digital future. #DigitalCooperation
- 📢 Just launched: the UN Digital Cooperation Portal Turn the #GlobalDigitalCompact into action—share your initiatives, connect partners & track progress on AI, digital economies, infrastructure & human rights to drive inclusive #DigitalCooperation. ✨ undigitalcooperation.org
- “Open tech & digital governance contribute to better governments & stronger democracies.” At the DPGA Meeting 🇧🇷, @unodet.bsky.social joined @brasil.gov.br, DPGA, @okfn.bsky.social, @adb.org, @ununiversity.bsky.social, @undp.org & @itu.int to advance #SafeDPI, Public AI & DPGs. 🌐
- 🚨#UNJob Alert: Emerging Tech & AI Applications Intern Advance innovation across #DigitalCooperation: - Develop prototypes & workflows with AI tools - Support digital platform development & maintenance - Prepare knowledge materials 🔗Apply by 9 Dec: tinyurl.com/bdekczra
- 💡Every country big or small can harness AI’s potential & participate in its governance. In Bratislava, @gioasempre.bsky.social spoke at the BratislavAI Forum, did a Slovak TV interview & met with Juraj Blanár, Cardinal Turkson, Khaled El-Enany Ezz & František Ružička. www.stvr.sk/televizia/ar...
- 🚨 #UNJob Reminder: Last call to apply! Two roles remain open with the AI Governance for Humanity Lab @unodet.bsky.social in Valencia: 1️⃣Programme Management Senior Officer 🔗 Apply by 1 Dec: lnkd.in/ewUgQ7CS 2️⃣Programme Manager 🔗 Apply by 3 Dec: lnkd.in/e47hdTP5 #UNJobs
- "How do we embed human rights across the AI lifecycle?" This question guided @unodet.bsky.social & OHCHR's B-Tech Project event at the UN Forum on Business & Human Rights. Civil society emphasized the need for inclusive #AIGovernance ahead of next July’s Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva.
- “We have to work together to answer [AI] challenges fast & at the scale of the ambition that’s needed.” At the BratislavAI Forum, the UN Tech Envoy joined leaders to discuss how governance, scientific understanding & capacity must evolve together to shape AI responsibly. 🌐 #DigitalCooperation
- Accelerate your GovTech career: Join the GovStack Women in GovTech Challenge Lead digital transformation, design citizen-centric #SafeDPI services, gain expert mentorship & join a global network of women innovators. 🔗 Apply by 7 Dec 2025: tinyurl.com/wigt26
- Yesterday in Costa Rica, gov leaders, UN reps & partners joined the National AI Dialogue to advance responsible #AIGovernance. @gioasempre.bsky.social met with ministers, innovators & UN teams to explore new #DigitalCooperation pathways & inclusive innovation, ensuring AI benefits all.
- 🚨 #UNJob Alert: @unops.org is hiring a Programme Manager holding a PhD for the AI Governance for Humanity Lab at @unodet.bsky.social in Valencia. Lead research, partnerships, & multistakeholder engagement to advance responsible AI governance. 🔗 Apply by 3 Dec 2025: tinyurl.com/u8fddy6p #UNJobs
- 🌐 @unodet.bsky.social tiendra une réunion en ligne sur le #PacteNumériqueMondial le 4 déc. à 8 h 30 (HE). Sur le thème « Réduire toutes les fractures numériques », discussions sur inclusion digitales, compétences et accès équitable aux techs. 🔗Inscription avant le 1er déc : tinyurl.com/37y48daf
- 🚨 #UNJob Alert: @unops.org is hiring a Programme Management Senior Officer (AI Governance Specialist). Support @unodet.bsky.social with the new AI Governance for Humanity Lab in Valencia. 🔗 Apply by 1 Dec 2025: careers.unops.org/careersmarke... #UNJobs #DigitalCooperation
- 🛡️ The October 2025 DPI Safeguards Digest is out! Highlights: Brazil & South Africa embed safeguards, new #SafeDPI implementation tools, & the DPI Safeguards Accelerator launches with 50-in-5. 🔗Read the full Digest: framework-dpi-safeguards.org/digest-3 🔗Subscribe: tinyurl.com/dpi-safeguar...
- 🛡️ Safe, interoperable & practical: DPI delivers when integrated from the outset. #GDPIS25 highlighted UN Member States’ commitment to scaling #SafeDPI effectively & fostering collaborative innovation to unlock its full potential. Learn more: 🔗 globaldpisummit.org
- At the @financialtimes.com Future of AI Summit, @gioasempre.bsky.social outlined the UN's two-track approach to guide responsible #AIGovernance: a Global Dialogue to engage diverse perspectives & a Scientific Panel to consolidate inclusive, evidence-based expertise. #DigitalCooperation
- Wrapping a milestone visit to the UAE with bold ideas for inclusive AI cooperation, @gioasempre.bsky.social met Baroness @joannashields.bsky.social & the RAIFF team, as well as @microsoft.com's Juan M. Lavista Ferres, to advance global AI capacity and impact-driven #DigitalCooperation.
- AI capacity took center stage as @gioasempre.bsky.social met UAE leaders, including H.E. Faisal Al Bannai & H.E. Omran Sharaf, to advance #DigitalCooperation & trusted, culturally attuned AI systems designed to deliver sustained impact. #AIGovernance #GlobalDigitalCompact
- 🌐 “Smart powers like UAE are the bedrock for digital cooperation.” — @gioasempre.bsky.social At Abu Dhabi’s Global AI Summit & ENACT Majlis, leaders explored AI’s potential to boost energy access, drive sustainability, and promote inclusive, responsible innovation via #DigitalCooperation.
- À venir : dialogue francophone informel sur la #CoopérationNumérique 7 nov. | 10-12 h (HE) | OIF NYC Coorganisé avec l'OIF, des experts se réuniront pour échanger sur les échéances en cours de la #PacteNumériqueMondial et WSIS+20 afin de renforcer l’engagement francophone.
- Meet the Speakers 🛡️ Every DPI with Safeguards: From Vision to Practice At the Global DPI Summit 2025 in Cape Town 🇿🇦, this session will explore how trusted, secure & inclusive #SafeDPI can drive sustainable development. 🗓️ 4 Nov | 2–3 p.m. (GMT+2) 🔗 globaldpisummit.org
- 🕊️ UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, spoke at #DigitalCooperationDay during #UNGA80, calling for guardrails grounded in international human rights standards to ensure safety & accountability in AI. 🔗: un.org/digital-emer... #GlobalDigitalCompact #AIGovernance
- 🚨 FINAL CALL The Open Call for candidates to serve on the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence closes on 31 October 2025 at 11:59pm ET. Learn more & submit before the deadline: 🔗 www.un.org/independent-... #AIGovernance #DigitalCooperation
- 🛡️ Coming Up: Global DPI Summit 2025 | Every DPI with Safeguards: From Vision to Practice 4 Nov | 2–3 p.m. (GMT+2) | Cape Town Speakers: Robert Opp, @undp.org Carolyn Florey, @adb.org @Kaan Cetinturk, @unicef.org @mamcnaughton.bsky.social, Co-Develop 🔗: globaldpisummit.org #SafeDPI #GDPIS25
- 🚨 Express Your Interest: Two Individual Contractor (IC) Positions – Geneva 🔗 Capacity Development Network: forms.office.com/e/e0t1uDp30Q 🔗 GDC Implementation Portal: forms.office.com/e/z0HNd1JNvz Expression of Interest Deadline: 28 October 2025 #UNJobs #UNCareers #DigitalCooperation
- 🌐 What is the Global Dialogue on AI Governance? The Dialogue is the world’s first universal platform for AI governance with representation of all 193 Member States. It will ensure AI governance reflects humanity’s diversity, not just the perspectives of a few. 🔗 Learn more: un.org/ai-dialogue
- ✨ Sally Wentworth, CEO of the @internetsociety.bsky.social, joined the “WSIS+20 Review — What’s Next for #DigitalCooperation?” session at #DigitalCooperationDay last month, highlighting WSIS as a model for inclusive multistakeholder collaboration. 🔗 Revisit the highlights: un.org/digital-emer...
- 📢 @unodet.bsky.social is hosting a stakeholder meeting on the #GlobalDigitalCompact. Fri, 24 Oct | 8:30 a.m. ET | Online 💡 Focus: AI, digital economy & connectivity. Hear UN updates and share your organization’s contributions. Register by Wed, 6 p.m. ET ⬇️ 🔗 www.un.org/global-digit...
- 📝 What will the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI do? The Panel will provide rigorous scientific assessments and “level the information playing field for policymakers worldwide.” – António Guterres, UN Secretary-General 🔗 un.org/independent-... #DigitalCooperation #AIGovernance
- 🌐 On behalf of @unodet.bsky.social, Omar Mohsine delivered a keynote at the Open Source Conference 2025 in Luxembourg on how open source supports the #GlobalDigitalCompact and #SDGs. He also joined the EU OSPO Network meeting to share insights on strengthening #OpenSource collaboration.
- Coming up: Global DPI Summit 2025 4–6 Nov | Cape Town 🇿🇦 Under the theme “DPI in Practice: Implementing Tomorrow’s Digital Society Today,” leaders from government, technical community & civil society will explore the adoption of DPI for inclusive development. 🔗 globaldpisummit.org #GDPIS
- 🚨 #UNJob Alert @unodet.bsky.social is hiring 2 Programme Management Officers (P-3) in NYC. 🗓️ Apply by 19 Oct 2025: Digital Public Infrastructure 👉 careers.un.org/jobSearchDes... Digital Transformation 👉 careers.un.org/jobSearchDes... #UNJobs #DigitalCooperation
- @gioasempre.bsky.social is in Dubai for #GITEXGlobal & #ExpandNorthStar 🇦🇪 “How AI is Offsetting Global Economies” w/ @evansolomon.bsky.social & Emma Graham “Emerging Economies: #AIGovernance” w/ @khanspiracy.bsky.social Bilats w/ Peng Xiao, @pthigo.bsky.social, Mansoor AlMansoori & Evan Solomon
- “For the first time, every country will have a seat at the table of AI.” — António Guterres On 25 Sept, the Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance launched at #UNGA80 — the world’s principal venue for collective focus on AI. Learn more: un.org/ai-dialogue 🎥 Watch the event: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...
- ✨ #DigitalCooperationDay, held during #UNGA80, marked 1 year of the #GlobalDigitalCompact — uniting leaders on digital economies, #AIGovernance & #DPI. @bosuntijani.bsky.social 🇳🇬 emphasized multistakeholder action for inclusive transformation. 🔗 Revisit the highlights: www.un.org/digital-emer...
