UNCTAD Report: Revisiting Old Issues in Managing Cross-Border Data Flows

... organization should become a coordinating body for digital governance with a sound mandate. Indeed, the main stumbling block for global governance to emerge in the digital sphere has to do with the model of interaction to be chosen. The epitome of the intergovernmental ... ... involvement in issues of digital governance, while ensuring that non-state actors and expert community retain their positions. The UNCTAD report refers to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) as a perfect example of such a “hybrid” international ...