.PT signs joint statement on the Global Digital Compact: zero draft

The multistakeholder technical community coalition, which includes .PT, APNIC, au Domain Administration, Blacknight, Canadian Internet Registration Authority, DENIC, GoDaddy, .IE, InternetNZ, Japan Registry Services, NIC Costa Rica, Nominet, Public Interest Registry and Tucows Domain, has issued a statement on the Global Digital Compact: zero draft, which aims to establish a set of common principles for a more secure, open and free digital future, set to be formalised in September 2024.

In this statement, the coalition stresses the importance of a global, open, interoperable and resilient Internet, criticising the possible adoption of less established terms as "universal" without a clear and convincing justification.

Read the full statement here.