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UN Global Digital Compact — provisions explorer

A procurement officer evaluating a vendor against UN Global Digital Compact can use this page to walk the operative articles + paragraphs the instrument touches, anchored to the primary source. Each row groups every coverage cell that names that article so the reader sees WHICH governance topic each clause speaks to. Use it as a checklist scaffold, not as legal advice (see charter §7.4).

Objective 3, para 36(c)

1 cell

governs
Synthetic Content Provenance
GDC Objective 3, para 36(c) (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: Explicitly calls for identification, authenticity certification, labelling and watermarking of AI-generated content. Framed as a 'call on' companies (not a binding mandate), so medium confidence, but it is a specific operative provenance provision.
Verbatim text:
“identification of artificial intelligence-generated material, authenticity certification for content and origins, labelling, watermarking and other techniques.”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact Objective 3, para 36(c) and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

Objective 5, para 55(b) & 56

1 cell

governs
International Coordination
GDC Objective 5, paras 55(b) and 56 (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: Explicit operative commitment to interoperable/compatible AI governance approaches plus creation of two standing UN AI-governance coordination bodies (Scientific Panel + Global Dialogue) — the clearest governing provision in the instrument.
Verbatim text:
“Support interoperability and compatibility of artificial intelligence governance approaches ...; Establish, within the United Nations, a multidisciplinary Independent International Scientific Panel on AI ...; Initiate ... a Global Dialogue on AI Governance.”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact Objective 5, para 55(b) & 56 and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

Objective 5, para 55(c)

1 cell

governs
Development-Rights Framings
GDC Objective 5, para 55(c) and capacity-building partnerships (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: Development/equity framing is a pervasive operative theme: explicit commitments to build AI capacity in developing countries and broaden equitable access to AI resources. Core to the Compact's purpose, hence governs at medium confidence.
Verbatim text:
“Help to build capacities, especially in developing countries, to access, develop, use and govern AI ... international partnerships on artificial intelligence capacity-building.”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact Objective 5, para 55(c) and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

Objective 5, para 55(d)

1 cell

governs
Transparency Obligations
GDC Objective 5, para 55(d) (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: Explicit operative commitment naming transparency, accountability and human oversight of AI systems. Hortatory ('promote') and non-binding, hence medium confidence, but directly on-topic and operative.
Verbatim text:
“Promote transparency, accountability and robust human oversight of artificial intelligence systems in compliance with international law (all SDGs).”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact Objective 5, para 55(d) and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

Objective 3, para 23(b)

1 cell

implicit
Individual Redress
GDC Objective 3, para 23(b) (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: Remedy/oversight commitment is general to digital-technology human-rights impacts, not AI-specific; supports redress only indirectly, so downgraded to implicit/low.
Verbatim text:
“establishing effective oversight and remedy mechanisms.”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact Objective 3, para 23(b) and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

Objective 5 access clause

1 cell

implicit
Open-Weight Frontier Release
GDC Objective 5 capacity-building partnerships (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: Mentions promoting access to open AI models as an access/development measure, not a governance regime for open-weight release/risk — supportive but not operative, so implicit/low.
Verbatim text:
“increase access to resources including open artificial intelligence models and systems, open training data and compute.”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact Objective 5 access clause and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

Objective 5 access clause; para 56(a)

1 cell

implicit
Foundation Models / GPAI
GDC Objective 5 (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: The Compact addresses 'AI systems' and 'AI models' generically without a distinct foundation/frontier-model category; coverage of large models is incidental, hence implicit/low.
Verbatim text:
“open artificial intelligence models and systems ... evidence-based impact, risk and opportunity assessments.”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact Objective 5 access clause; para 56(a) and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

Objective 5 narrative

1 cell

implicit
AI-Driven Worker Displacement
GDC Objective 5 narrative (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: Only a narrative recognition of labour/employment impacts within the development-cooperation framing; no operative commitment, so implicit/low.
Verbatim text:
“efforts to address potential negative impacts of emerging digital technologies on labour and employment.”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact Objective 5 narrative and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

para 11(e); Objective 5 narrative

1 cell

implicit
Environmental Impact of AI Training
GDC para 11(e) lifecycle sustainability; Objective 5 narrative (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: Acknowledges environmental impacts of emerging digital technologies and lifecycle sustainability, but nothing specific to AI compute/training energy — indirect, implicit/low.
Verbatim text:
“Promote sustainability across the life cycle of digital technologies ...; potential negative impacts of emerging digital technologies on ... the environment.”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact para 11(e); Objective 5 narrative and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

para 36(c); Objective 5 access clause

1 cell

implicit
Training-Data Rights
GDC Objective 3 para 36(c) and Objective 5 capacity-building (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: References AI model-training safeguards and access to 'open training data', but sets no operative rule on training-data provenance, licensing or quality — indirect, hence implicit/low.
Verbatim text:
“incorporation of safeguards into artificial intelligence model training processes ... open training data.”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact para 36(c); Objective 5 access clause and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

para 55(a); 56(a)

1 cell

implicit
Catastrophic & Existential Risk
GDC Objective 5, paras 55(a) and 56(a) (A/RES/79/1, Annex I)
Editor rationale: The Scientific Panel's mandate covers AI 'risk' assessment generally, which could encompass severe risks, but the text does not single out catastrophic/frontier risk — indirect, implicit/low.
Verbatim text:
“Assess the future directions and implications of artificial intelligence systems ... evidence-based impact, risk and opportunity assessments.”
Open primary source: Global Digital Compact, Annex I to "The Pact for the Future", UN General Assembly Res. A/RES/79/1 (adopted 22 September 2024), UN Doc. A/RES/79/1 (2024).
Contract clause language candidates
Candidate language — not legal advice (see /wiki/charter §7.4)
- Vendor shall classify the offered system against the risk taxonomy at UN Global Digital Compact para 55(a); 56(a) and shall accept contractual liability for any misclassification discovered post-award.

UN Global Digital Compact — provisions explorer