The member countries called from the Canary Islands, which became the world center of technology, to work together for a humanistic digital economy
The economy will be digital or not. But to achieve prosperous and secure economic development for citizens and countries, as stated in the OECD Declaration for a Secure, Inclusive and Sustainable Digital Future adopted under the OECD IVth Ministerial Conference on the Digital economy, it is necessary to “promote a people-centric and human-rights-centric digital transformation, both online and offline, with strong personal data protection, laws and regulations fit for the digital age.
The conference on “a digital, secure, sustainable and inclusive future”, held from Tuesday to Thursday on the island of Gran Canaria, embodied in a “historic statement” the foundations of the work that OECD governments and member states must achieve digital environment based on an “open, free, global, reliable, accessible, affordable, secure and resilient” internet covering more and more areas of life and especially the economic development of societies. And it is that in Spain the digital economy already accounts for more than 20% of the country’s gross domestic product.
But to achieve the Spanish government’s target of reaching 40% by 2025, it is necessary, among other things, to analyze digital rights and create safe and reliable environments for the development of economic activity through new technologies. , more in a context that OECD Deputy Secretary-General Ulrik Vestergaard described as “critical” for the countries, especially after the outbreak of war in Ukraine. For this reason, as Secretary of State for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence, Carme Artigas, together with the President of Gran Canaria, Ángel Victor Torres, stated at the conclusion of the Summit, it is necessary and essential to understand the potential risks that cybernetic attacks pose to the development of the economy can be assumed, but which we have not yet been able to visualize.
The king was precisely the one who, in his opening speech at the summit last Tuesday, called for “urgent attention, leadership and action” in the face of the challenges of a digital economy which, as stated in the statement endorsed by OECD member states, is a “essential element” for the transformation of an economy where data becomes increasingly relevant and becomes a catalyst for the digital economy. That is, in the “gold” and the source of progress of the countries.
Therefore, one of the most salient points of the Canary Islands statement is the OECD statement on government access to personal data held by private sector entities. An agreement that aims to strengthen confidence in cross-border data flows and thus develop cooperation and the development of the global economy.
For example, from the Canary Islands, which became the world center of technology, the OECD member states have called to work in a global digital framework to formulate policies aimed at increasingly interdependent digital economies and societies. and that allow identifying new trends and analyzing their global impact, always in support of privacy and security.
So, as explained in a press conference after the end of the summit by the President of the Canary Islands, XXX, the Secretary General of the OECD, XXXX, and the Secretary of State for Digitization, “only by promoting transparency will countries separate digital, misinformation and harmful behaviour, the application and dissemination of reliable and people-oriented technologies”, but always with attention to technological risks.
For this reason, the statement adopted in the Canary Islands contains four new recommendations on digital security policy, which promote international cooperation and awareness between the parties, in addition to guiding the countries in developing a strategic political approach, “from the government , Whole Society and Whole Partnership” to create the conditions for all parties to manage digital security risks.
Similarly, another final conclusion of a summit attended by more than 50 delegations in Gran Canaria is to address digital gaps, including those related to gender, to ensure that “everyone has the same opportunities to participate, to learn , work, discover , innovate, contribute and benefit from digital transformation.
Source: La Verdad
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