JPNIC endorses the Joint Statement on the Global Digital Compact made by a Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism

On 7 August 2024 UTC (8 August in Japan Standard Time), an open letter expressing concerns about the development process of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) was compiled by a Technology Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism (TCCM). 19 organizations, including JPNIC, have signed the letter.

A summary of the content of the letter is as follows:

Remains unclear how the input has effectively and meaningfully contributed to each version of the GDC
Concerns that the recent multistakeholder consultations have not catered to global participation, including in terms of the format and selected date and time
Concerns about the transparency and openness of the GDC development process, as the latest version of the GDC (Revision 3 at the time of this Announcement) and further schedule remain unpublished
Despite widespread support for multistakeholder internet governance across all stakeholder consultations and strong advocacy from many UN Member States, such support may not be meaningfully reflected in the agreed-upon GDC
Strongly concerns about the scope and breadth of the UN-led initiatives outlined in all versions of the GDC
We have repeatedly called for the bolstering of the multistakeholder initiatives created as part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) outcomes, in particular the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
Calls for additional, timely and meaningful engagement with the multi-stakeholder community as the GDC formulation process progresses, with clear indication of how these inputs have been integrated into the outcomes of the GDC

The full text of the submission can be found at:
https://www.nic.ad.jp/ja/topics/2024/tccm-gdc-20240808.pdf(449KB)

JPNIC endorses the Joint Statement on the Global Digital Compact made by a Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism

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