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The Digital Cooperation Fund
In an era of rapid technological change, the equitable and safe distribution of its benefits requires urgent, multi-stakeholder collective action on a global scale.
Launched in 2023, the Digital Cooperation Fund (the Fund) embodies this mission. Aligned with the Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation and the Global Digital Compact, the Fund is dedicated to fostering robust digital cooperation for the global common good.
Donors:
DCF IMPACT
Mobilized over two years to drive digital cooperation projects that benefit people and the planet.
Global cooperation projects funded since 2023.
DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE SAFEGUARDS
Individuals accessed the developed framework
Contributions to the Framework development
ADVISORY BODY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Media impressions generated through the final report of the Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence
GLOBAL COOPERATION ON AI GOVERNANCE
Having supported the Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on AI and following the Global Digital Compact, global cooperation on AI governance transitions to an implementation and follow-up phase. The Global Cooperation on AI Governance project aims to support this next phase through 2025 and to enable globally coordinated approach that harnesses AI for humanity while addressing its risks and uncertainties.
GENEVA LIAISON PROJECT
Since the World Summit for the Information Society’s first phase in 2003, Geneva-based UN and non-UN entities have played key roles in shaping global digital cooperation, including CERN, IEC, IGF Secretariat, ILO, ISO, ITU, OHCHR, UNCTAD, UNODA, WEF, WIPO, WTO and others. Geneva hosts the permanent missions of 177 States, 42 international organizations, over 420 NGOs, many multinational companies, and a relevant academic sector.
Alliance of Mayors for Digital Cooperation
The Mayors for Digital Cooperation (MDC) initiative was launched by UN-Habitat and UN ODET to support mayors in localizing the GDC and advancing people-centred digital development. MDC serves as a global platform for joint action, knowledge exchange and capacity building among cities. It enables mayors to co-create solutions, pilot innovative projects, and elevate the voices of local communities – particularly those most at risk of being left behind in the digital age.