《全球数字契约》的历史回响--洞察全球网络治理的历史演进与未来变革趋势

Historical Resonance of Global Digital Compact:Insights into the Historical Evolution and Future Trends of Global Internet Governance

《全球数字契约》(GDC)标志着网络治理全球机制的历史性突破,改写全球机制长期缺失的历史难题,堪称是网络治理有史以来最重要的一个分水岭。同时,GDC也标志着联合国正式回归网络治理主战场的里程碑。尽管面临地缘政治急剧上升和全球数字秩序日益分裂的巨大挑战,GDC为数字时代如何更好安身立命注入了全新的力量,必将深刻改变全球网络治理的基本格局和范式转变。贯穿始终的数字鸿沟主线,以及全球数字公域、智能鸿沟等全新理念的提出,昭示着GDC坚持互联网初心,胸怀全球的视野。一向坚持以联合国为核心的国际治理体系的中国也迎来了全新机会。通过积极参与GDC进程,进一步塑造和提升多边和多方模式多管齐下的创新治理机制,多层次推动全球各方合作,有力促进全球网络治理变革的到来,也为国内网络治理和社会治理现代化,注入新思想和新动能。

The current lack of global mechanisms for Internet governance has become one of the greatest risks to human development.This paper aims to analyze the historical significance of the Global Digital Compact(GDC)and its impact on the evolution of global Internet governance.As a historic breakthrough in the global Internet governance mechanism,the GDC not only signifies the United Nations determination to return to the forefront of Internet governance but also provides a new framework and approach to addressing the challenges of the digital age.Despite the enormous challenges posed by rising geopolitical tensions and the increasing fragmentation of the global digital order,the GDC injects new strength into humanity s foundation in the digital age,fundamentally changing the basic structure and paradigm of global Internet governance and playing a critical role in promoting the global Internet governance reform.This paper systematically analyzes the position of the GDC in global Internet governance and its potential impact on future development for the first time.This includes a detailed analysis of the historical background of the GDC,covering several key areas of global Internet governance,and the evolution of the United Nations role in Internet governance.Furthermore,it examines how the GDC fosters global cooperation and the role and opportunities for China in this process.Using literature analysis and case analysis methods,this paper analyzes relevant United Nations documents,international Internet governance cases,and global digital governance trends to clearly show the background,core content,and potentially transformative impact of the GDC on the current global governance structure,providing new perspectives and theoretical support for global Internet governance and cooperation in the digital age,enriching academic research in related fields.This paper finds that the GDC is not only an important supplement to the existing global Internet governance mechanisms but also a profound paradigm shift.The GDC emphasizes the importance of digital technologies in social development and identifies the need for a global mechanism to address a range of issues.The GDC s emphasis on concepts such as the digital divide,AI divide,and global Digital commons reflects its commitment to the original principles of the Internet and a global perspective.As a milestone in global Internet governance,the GDC s profound impact and multidimensional challenges provide rich research material and practical topics for scholars and policymakers.This paper argues that within the framework of the GDC,China has a new opportunity to actively participate and promote innovative governance mechanisms that combine multilateral and multi-stakeholder approaches,thereby improving global Internet governance.Over the past decade,China has essentially completed the construction of its domestic digital governance system,gradually shifting from a passive defense strategy focused on domestic governance to an active defense strategy aimed at globalization.Through the GDC,China can further implement its principles and concepts,promoting global cooperation in the field of digital governance.We need to recognize this opportunity from a strategic perspective and take advantage of the situation to drive global Internet governance reform and the modernization of domestic governance at the national strategic level,contributing to a more just and sustainable global digital order.