<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear all, </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">In case you are interested, Diplo, Open Knowledge Foundation, and the Geneva Internet Platform will hold the online event "<a href="https://www.diplomacy.edu/event/decoding-the-un-cstd-working-group-on-data-governance-online-series/">Decoding the UN CSTD Working Group on data governance</a>" on 9 May (Friday), at 14:00 CEST (12:00 UTC). </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">This meeting is the first of an event series, aiming to <span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)">increase awareness and involvement in the work of the WG by</span><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"> involving WG members and other experts in discussions and exchanges with the audience. </span><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)">In this event, we will count on the participation of Renata Avila (OKFN) and Linnet Taylor (Tilburg University). </span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)">We will </span><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)">discuss the mandate of the WG, the highlights of its first meeting (which took place on 1-2 May), how to be involved, and what the next steps are.</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9)"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLOge1dwq94iBdpcwPNPb2iZ73vvhNPprsLTW4uiN3JoSVRg/viewform">Link to registration</a></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">All the best, </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Marilia </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Additional information</font></b></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-7d9a661e-7fff-0875-5459-907969c8ec7e" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At the United Nations Summit of the Future in 2024, world leaders adopted the Pact for the Future, which includes the Global Digital Compact (GDC). One of GDC’s central pillars is data governance, marking the first time this issue has been formally placed on the UN’s global agenda, with concrete commitments expected to materialise.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As a follow-up, </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the United Nations General Assembly </span><a href="https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n24/272/22/pdf/n2427222.pdf" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">requested</span></a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) to establish a dedicated </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Multi-Stakeholder Working Group on Data Governance at all levels </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">as relevant for development. This </span><a href="https://unctad.org/system/files/information-document/cstd-wgdg-2025-05-01_members_en.pdf" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">group</span></a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> has been convened to meet for the first time on 1-2 May 2025.</span></p></font></span></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_mae2pct21" alt="image.png" width="542" height="155"><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px"><font style="font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(170,133,184)" color="#aa85b8" face="Helvetica"><b>Marília Maciel, PhD</b></font></div><div style="margin:0px"><font style="font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)" color="#000000" face="Arial">Director of Digital Trade and Economic Security, Diplo<br></font></div><div style="margin:0px"><font style="font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)" color="#000000" face="Arial"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="line-height:normal"><b>Email</b>: </font><font color="#4787ff" face="Helvetica" style="line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(71,135,255)"><u><a href="mailto:mariliam@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#4787ff">MariliaM@diplomacy.edu</font></a></u></font><br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:14px"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/marília-maciel-27ab9418" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><font color="#000000"> </font><font color="#000000"><b>| </b><u><a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu" target="_blank">www.diplomacy.edu</a></u></font></div><div style="margin:0px"><font style="font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(71,135,255)" color="#4787ff" face="Helvetica"><u></u></font></div><div style="margin:0px"><br></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>