Cross-community statement from civil society, the private sector and the technical community on WSIS, the IGF and the GDC

A cross-community statement from civil society, the private sector, and the technical community calling for the alignment of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) with the WSIS process to avoid fragmentation in digital governance. The authors advocate for the IGF to be established as a permanent forum with sustainable resources to maintain its role as a primary multistakeholder platform for digital cooperation.

• The Global Digital Compact (GDC) lacks a concrete implementation framework on its own, whereas the WSIS process provides a clear path for action through the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society and the Geneva Plan of Action.
• Integrating the GDC's implementation into the next phase of the WSIS process would allow member states to link the WSIS framework to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) without duplicating existing efforts or creating new frameworks.
• The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is identified as the world's most inclusive forum for dialogue on digital governance and requires a renewed mandate, permanent status, and a more predictable financial basis to ensure its sustainability.

APA

Rowley, S. (2025). Cross-community statement from civil society, the private sector and the technical community on WSIS, the IGF and the GDC. World Association for Christian Communication. https://waccglobal.org/cross-community-statement-from-civil-society-the-private-sector-and-the-technical-community-on-wsis-the-igf-and-the-gdc/

Chicago

Rowley, Saskia. Cross-community statement from civil society, the private sector and the technical community on WSIS, the IGF and the GDC. World Association for Christian Communication, 2025. https://waccglobal.org/cross-community-statement-from-civil-society-the-private-sector-and-the-technical-community-on-wsis-the-igf-and-the-gdc/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{rowley2025crosscommunity, author = {Rowley, Saskia}, title = {{Cross-community statement from civil society, the private sector and the technical community on WSIS, the IGF and the GDC}}, publisher = {World Association for Christian Communication}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://waccglobal.org/cross-community-statement-from-civil-society-the-private-sector-and-the-technical-community-on-wsis-the-igf-and-the-gdc/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }