António Guterres Instagram – Digital technology offers an incredible opportunity to create a more just, equal, sustainable and peaceful future for all.
Digital advances are revolutionizing economies and societies, they are bringing people together, delivering information, news, knowledge, and education at the tap of a screen or click of a mouse. They are providing citizens with access to government services and institutions, and supercharging economies, trade and financial inclusion.
But the very quality of seamless, instant connectivity that powers the enormous benefits of cyberspace can also leave people, institutions and entire countries deeply vulnerable.
Malicious activity in cyberspace is on the rise. Malicious activity that undermines public institutions, electoral processes and online integrity erodes trust, fuels tensions, and even sows the seeds of violence and conflict.
As I told the Security Council today, there are clear and growing links between cyberspace and global peace and security. We need to make sure that technology is focused on the progress and security of all people and the planet we share.
📷: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe | Posted on 21/Jun/2024 01:37:27
