AHM BAZLUR RAHMAN

UN Global Digital CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

BANGLADESH NGOS NETWORK FOR
RADIO & COMMUNICATION(BNNRC)

Compact CEO@BNNRC.NET | WWW.BNNRC.NET

+8801711881647
Bangladesh Consultation
KEY PROPOSALS
Across the 12 commitments
from the Declaration on the
Commemoration of the 75th
anniversary of the United
Nations: September 2000
The Common Agenda proposes a Global Digital Compact to
be agreed at the
Summit of the Future in September 2024 
through a technology track involving all stakeholders:

Governments, the United Nations system, the private sector

(including tech companies), civil society, grass-roots
organizations, academia, and individuals, including youth.
 1. Office of the Envoy on Technology

Related 2. Internet Governance Forum (IGF) since 2006

ongoing UN
3. World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum since 2003
processes,
initiatives &
4. Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of
events
information and communications technologies, UN Office for
Disarmament Affairs

5. Summit for the Future 2024

An open process of consultations are to identify common ground in terms of principles and
proposed actions relating to the following seven thematic areas identified in Our Common
Agenda and additional areas that stakeholders advocate for inclusion in the GDC:
 
Connect all people to the internet, including all schools
Avoid internet fragmentation
Protect data
Apply human rights online
Accountability for discrimination and misleading content
Regulation of artificial intelligence
Digital commons as a global public good
Other areas: this is the opportunity for stakeholders to propose additional thematic
areas, issues, opportunities, and challenges for inclusion within the scope of the GDC
which are not covered in Our Common Agenda.
Intergovernmental Process led by the Co-facilitators
Rwanda and Sweden
In October 2022, the President of the UN General Assembly appointed the
Permanent Representatives of Rwanda and of Sweden as Co-facilitators to lead
the intergovernmental process on the Global Digital Compact. On 16 January
2023, the Co-facilitators shared the road map for the intergovernmental process.
 Informal
Thematic Deep-Dive consultations
Digital inclusion and connectivity with Member
Internet Governance States and
Data protection Stakeholders,
Human Rights online
January to June
Digital trust and security
Artificial Intelligence and other emerging 2023
technologies
Global digital commons
Accelerating progress on the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)
 THE CONSULTATION’S PARTICIPANTS WILL DIVIDE
INTO GROUPS AND START THE DISCUSSION BASED
ON THESE GUIDING QUESTIONS AND
METHODOLOGICAL NOTES: 
 

Thematic WHAT ARE THE MAIN RISKS FOR AN OPEN, FREE

AND SECURE INTERNET FROM BANGLADESH’S
PERSPECTIVE? 

Deep-Dive:  
WHICH MEASURES ARE NECESSARY? 

Questions  
HOW CAN GDC CONTRIBUTE TO ADDRESSING THE
ISSUE? 
 
HOW CAN AN INCLUSIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE
OF THE INTERNET LOOK LIKE? 
 •How will UN member states respond to the mobilization and engagement of civil society organizations in the
survey for input launched by the Office of the Envoy on Technology?

•Will all contributions from all stakeholders (Governments, Private Sector, Civil Society, Technical Community,
Academia) be considered on equal footing?

•How do we ensure that voices from the global South, especially women & youth voices, disconnected and
From the CSO unconnected populations, as well as migrant populations are captured, in a way that ensures that the Global
Digital Compact is truly?
perspective,
here are •What role will the technology industry giants play? How transparent will this role be?  How can we ensure a
balance of power?
critical
questions •How do ongoing initiatives like the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security of and in the Use of
Information and Communication Technologies, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), and the World Summit
demanding on Information Society (WSIS) Forum feed into the Global Digital Compact process? 
answers:
•How can we monitor the process and be jointly responsible and accountable between now and the adoption
of the Global Digital Compact?