Diplomatic Council demands „Global Digital Agenda“
Den Haag / Berlin, 22nd August 2014 – The diplomats from more than 50 countries assembled in the Diplomatic Council (DC, www.diplomatic-council.org) demand a “Global Digital Agenda”, which would guarantee that as many people as possible worldwide will equally profit from the ongoing digitalisation. To this end, the council of ambassadors leading the DC has appointed the international top manager Gabriele Viebach as Director of the Emerging Information Technology Group within the Global Leadership Forum of the DC. The globally renowned technological visionary will guide the work group developing the Digital Agenda on behalf of the ambassadors.
Gabriele Viebach explains: „The Diplomatic Council considers the digitalisation of our world a fundamental historical turning point, similar to the industrial revolution. The effects might be even more severe, the spreading rate definitely is much higher. Herein lies the chance to create completely new opportunities of building supportive communities – from people for people.” Recognising this, the DC postulates the complete equality of all nations within the United Nations General Assembly while shaping the course of global digitalisation. The global think tank calls for the international community to assume responsibility for assuring that all parts of society will be able to participate in the digitalisation and actively influence its course.
DC Director Gabriele Viebach adds: “The digital transformation is changing the way we live, communicate, consume and produce. Digitalisation is not a new phenomenon – it already has been spreading for years. The explosive growth of PC capacities, mobile internet and cloud-based software services have created the infrastructure necessary to turn this trend into a digital revolution. Today’s devices and services by Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google are just the beginning, similar to the mechanical weaving looms of the 18th century. Without wanting to play down the advantages of the industrialization: The suffering the industrial revolution once brought to millions of people and multiple generations must not repeat itself during the digital revolution!”
The Diplomatic Council (www.diplomatic-council.org), headquartered in The Hague, is a Global Think Tank which follows the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. As members the Diplomatic Council welcomes not solely diplomats but also personalities from economy and society. It has established global forums in order to address topics with international significance such as Logistics, Healthcare, Information Technology, Media and Marketing.
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