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Key Documents and Shared Frameworks

Minimalist White Design

Digital Nations Charter

First drafted in 2014 for the Digital 5, the Digital Nations Charter is a foundational, non-binding document that outlines 10 key shared principles and guides our activities going forward.

Minimalist White Room

Membership Terms of Reference

The Membership Terms of Reference outlines the criteria, principles, and process for joining Digital Nations, as well as the responsibilities required by member countries to maintain membership. 

Ministerial Outcomes

November 2023

Ministerial Declaration

Digital Nation Ministers met in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 14, 2023, under the chairmanship of Mário Campolargo, Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Administrative Modernisation of Portugal, to discuss the digital government agenda in line with the theme of ‘Better data, Better Society.’’

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November 2022

Ministerial Statement

Digital Nations Ministers met on November 1-3, 2022, under the chairmanship of Sang-min Lee, Minister of the Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea, to discuss the digital government agenda under the theme 'Agile and Active Digital Governance.'

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November 2021

Ministerial Joint Statement

Digital Nations Ministers met virtually on November 18, 2021, under the chairmanship of Chris Philp, MP, Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy of the Government of the United Kingdom, to discuss the digital government agenda in line with the theme ‘Digital Government in Open Societies: Sustainable, Inclusive, and Values-driven Innovation.’

Other Documents and Frameworks

November 2023

Shared Approach to the Responsible Use of AI in Government

Digital Nations Ministers met in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 14, 2023, and reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring that the design, development, and use of AI are guided by the principles of transparency, accountability, and fairness, and grounded in the fundamental values of human dignity and autonomy.

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November 2021

Shared Approach to Sustainable Digital Government

The Shared Approach to Sustainable Digital Government provides a common framework for Digital Nations members to advance environmentally sustainable digital government practices. It supports efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of digital operations while ensuring the delivery of resilient, responsible, and citizen-centered public services.

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November 2019

Data 360

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Drafted by the Data 360 Thematic Group, this shared declaration was presented at the D9 Ministerial Summit in Uruguay in 2019.

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November 2018

Shared Approach on the Responsible Use of AI

Drafted by the Artificial Intelligence Thematic Group, this framework was adopted at the D9 Ministerial Summit in Israel in 2018.

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November 2014

Busan Declaration
 

The Busan Declaration highlights the future of the D5 and the nine principles of the D5 Charter. This declaration was signed by Ministers at the 3rd D5 Ministerial Summit in 2016.

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