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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 6h

🌐 On behalf of @unodet.bsky.social, Omar Mohsine delivered the opening keynote at @apache.org’s Community Over Code Conference.

🎤 His keynote highlighted the UN’s open-source journey — from the UN #OpenSource Repository to the UN Open Source Principles.

#DigitalCooperation #GlobalDigitalCompact

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 1d

✨ What is the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI?

The first global scientific body dedicated entirely to AI — bringing together 40 leading experts to assess how AI is transforming lives.

🔗 Learn more: un.org/independent-...

#DigitalCooperation #AIGovernance

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 7d

USG @gioasempre.bsky.social is at the #G20 Digital Economy Ministerial 🇿🇦

✅ #GlobalDigitalCompact
✅ Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance
✅ Ind. Int’l Scientific Panel on AI
✅ Financing to build AI capacity
🤝 Bilats

Thanks to SA for hosting & recognizing @unodet.bsky.social as a knowledge partner.

United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 7d

💬 “The GDC is the North Star... It sets a common purpose & stresses multistakeholder collaboration.” —
Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard, 🇩🇰 Tech Ambassador

250+ speakers shared insights at Digital Cooperation Day—underscoring that #DigitalCooperation requires diverse voices at the table.

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 7d

💬 “The GDC puts digital & emerging tech at the top of the agenda for international cooperation. No matter how challenging cooperation gets, we cannot compromise on this.” — USG @gioasempre.bsky.social

#DigitalCooperationDay spotlighted 14 sessions on AI, DPI & digital economies.

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 7d

💬 “True digital cooperation only succeeds when everybody—everybody—has a seat at the table.” — Chola Milambo, 🇿🇲 PR to the UN

#DigitalCooperationDay convened 500+ participants from 68+ countries—marking 1 year of the #GlobalDigitalCompact.

📷 www.un.org/digital-emer...

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 11d

🤝 More highlight from 25–26 Sept at #UNGA80 with USG
@gioasempre.bsky.social [2/2]

Bilaterals with:
- 🇸🇬 Minister Josephine Teo
- Muslim Elders’ Mohamed Mahmoud Abdelsalam Abdellatif
- WEF’s @shebacrocker.bsky.social

Media interviews on #AIGovernance and #DigitalCooperation.

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 11d

🌐 #UNGA80 Highlights from 25–26 Sept [1/2]

USG @gioasempre.bsky.social capped a full programme of high-level engagements on digital & emerging tech.

🤝 Launch of the Global Dialogue on #AIGovernance
✨ Opening remarks at AI & DPI events
🎙️ Interviews at #SDGMediaZone, @nbcnews.com & CBC

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 12d

📡 Tune in live: USG Amandeep Singh Gill joins the #SDGMediaZone for a conversation on Global Cooperation on AI for the Benefit of Humanity.

🗓️ Friday, 26 Sept | 10:30–10:50 AM ET
🔗 Watch live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17...

#AIGovernance #DigitalCooperation #UNGA80

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 13d

📢 Just announced: The UN Secretary-General has opened the call for candidates to serve on the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.

The Panel will provide impartial, evidence-based insights on AI’s risks & opportunities.

🗓️ Apply by 31 Oct

🔗 www.un.org/independent-...

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 13d

🌐 23 Sept Highlights from #UNGA80

USG @gioasempre.bsky.social had a full slate of engagements and bilateral meetings on #DigitalCooperation & emerging tech.

✨ Highlights include:

Mastercard Digital Ambassadors Forum Keynote
@washingtonpost.com Global AI Summit Interview
Meridian Summit Fireside

United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 16d

⚡ The morning at #DigitalCooperationDay has been action-packed, from the #GlobalDigitalCompact to #SafeDPI & the digital economy.

📺 More ahead this afternoon resuming at:
- 1:30pm ET: us02web.zoom.us/j/8625107004...
- 2pm ET: un-org.zoom.us/j/93862127772

🔗 Agenda: www.un.org/digital-emer...

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 16d

New link for the next session:
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/j/8625107004...

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 16d

🎥 Tune in now — UN #DigitalCooperationDay is live!

The day opens with “The #GlobalDigitalCompact One Year On”, including opening remarks from Under-Secretary-General
@gioasempre.bsky.social.

📡 Join the livestream now: un-org.zoom.us/j/95550932007

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 19d

🌍 How can the #GlobalDigitalCompact drive change on the ground?

Hear from #DigitalCooperationDay speakers including:
- Dave Amos
- Gina Ortiz Jones
- Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
- Claver Gatete
- Kalpak Gude @projectkuiper.bsky.social
- Rehab Alarfaj

📡 Livestream on 22 Sept: un.org/digital-emer...

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 20d

🛡️ Data with Dignity – A #DigitalCooperationDay session not to miss

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, joins a timely session on putting dignity, privacy & equality at the heart of data governance.

📍 22 Sept · NYC

🔗 Request an invite: www.un.org/digital-emer...

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 20d

Just Announced: Voices at #DigitalCooperationDay

@bosuntijani.bsky.social 🇳🇬
Sigmund Freund 🇩🇴
Fred Werner, @itu.int
Marco Rossi, @isostandards.bsky.social
Sami Muqeem, SDAIA
Sally Wentworth, @internetsociety.bsky.social

22 Sept | Invite-only

Discover the speakers: www.un.org/digital-emer...

United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 21d

Esteemed speakers taking the stage at UN #DigitalCooperationDay 📢

Felix Mutati 🇿🇲
@ajmanzueta.bsky.social 🇩🇴
MichaelSchlein, Accion
@vilasdhar.bsky.social, @pjmfdn.bsky.social
Whitney Baird, USCIB
Sangbu Kim, WorldBank

Request an invite: un.org/digital-emer...

#GlobalDigitalCompact

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 22d

🎤 AI & the Arts – First #DigitalCooperationDay artist announced

Salome Agbaroji, US Youth Poet Laureate 🇳🇬🇺🇸, takes the stage on 22 Sept.

Her viral poem The Unprompted reminds us: tech can’t replicate human compassion.

DCD is invite-only. Learn more: www.un.org/digital-emer...

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 22d

🌐 Get ready: on 22 Sept, during #UNGA80, ODET welcomes you to UN #DigitalCooperationDay — a full day of curated panels, timely discussions and an evening “AI in the Arts” celebration.

📍 New York City · Invite-only

🔗 Learn more & discover the speakers: un.org/digital-emer...

#GlobalDigitalCompact

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 23d

Speaker Preview: UN #DigitalCooperationDay is one week away ✨

Tomas Drucker, Slovakia
Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard, Denmark
Rebeca Grynspan, @unctad.bsky.social
@nabiha.bsky.social, @mozilla.org
Andre Bechtold, SAP
Vimal Mahendru, @iecstandards.bsky.social

Learn more: un.org/digital-emer...

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · 27d

Introducing #DigitalCooperationDay 🌐

22 Sept | NYC | hosted by @unodet.bsky.social | Invite-only

Happening during #UNGA80, the first-ever #DigitalCooperation Day will spotlight global progress exactly one year after the adoption of the #GlobalDigitalCompact.

🔗 Learn more: un.org/digital-emer...

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United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @unodet.bsky.social · Sep 4

📣 DPI Safeguards Strategic Advisory Board — Meet Ravi Aurora

Ravi Aurora is the Senior VP of Global Government Affairs & Policy at Mastercard & drives inclusive growth & sustainable development for the digital economy.

🔗 dpi-safeguards.org/strategic-ad...

#SafeDPI #DigitalCooperation

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Centre for Communication Governance at NLU Delhi @ccgnlud.bsky.social · Sep 4

#TheCCGTechPodcast
Two weeks prior to this, we had a chance to speak with Amandeep Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies.
@gioasempre.bsky.social | @unodet.bsky.social

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5Rights Foundation @5rightsfound.bsky.social · Aug 28

AI is transforming childhood - but who’s making the rules?

🎧5Rights Youth Ambassador Skye speaks with UN Envoy @unodet.bsky.social @gioasempre.bsky.social on why AI governance must put children first.

https://loom.ly/NrwuB8A

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