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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.
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DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
Developing the Universal DPI Safeguards framework to help ensure digital public infrastructure is safe, inclusive, trusted, and rights-based across countries and contexts.
The initiative brings together governments, international organizations, civil society, academia, and the private sector to guide responsible DPI implementation.
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.
GLOBAL DIALOGUE ON AI GOVERNANCE
The Global Dialogue on AI Governance, established by the United Nations General Assembly, provides a platform for governments and stakeholders to engage in international cooperation on artificial intelligence. It supports open, inclusive and transparent discussions, facilitates the exchange of best practices and lessons learned, and advances a globally coordinated approach to AI governance.
The Digital Cooperation Fund supports the conduct of the Dialogue and also promotes inclusive participation, particularly for representatives and stakeholders from developing countries.
INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PANEL ON AI
The Global Digital Compact (A/RES/79/1), adopted at the 2024 Summit of the Future, set out a shared vision for an open, safe, and inclusive digital future. Among its commitments was the creation of an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI to advance scientific understanding and ensure that international deliberations are informed by the best available evidence.
The Digital Cooperation Fund supports the conduct of the Panel and also promotes inclusive participation, particularly for representatives and stakeholders from developing countries.
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.
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.
ADVISORY BODY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Based in Valencia and supported by the Kingdom of Spain, the AI Governance for Humanity Lab advances inclusive, multi-stakeholder approaches to AI governance. Through practical implementation, policy dialogue, and global partnerships, the Lab helps translate UN AI governance commitments into action.
2 Billion
Media impressions generated through the final report of the Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.
DCF Impact
Mobilized over two years to drive digital cooperation projects that benefit people and the planet.
Global cooperation projects funded since 2023.