BLUF: The United Nations is developing a global digital compact and implementing policies aimed at enhancing social protection coverage through digital IDs linked to bank or mobile money accounts, but concerns arise around centralized control and the potential infringement on personal freedom.
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The United Nations has released three new policy briefs titled “A Global Digital Compact, Reforms to the International Financial Architecture, and The Future of Outer Space Governance,” outlining their plans for the future. These briefs, intended to support UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s “vision for the future,” are expected to be approved in September 2024 during an event called “The Summit for the Future.”
The objective of these policies is to leverage digital technology, such as digital IDs linked to bank or mobile money accounts, to improve the delivery of social protection coverage and streamline the design of social protection programs. The UN believes that digital technologies can help reduce leakage, errors, and costs in these programs.
However, some raise concerns about the potential implications of such a system. Having people, devices, and entities interconnected in a centrally administered network, possibly controlled by unelected bureaucrats, raises questions about personal freedom and governance. Even if the system is under elected bureaucrats’ control, many find the idea of being ruled and controlled by others morally objectionable.
RIGHT: As strict Libertarian Republic Constitutionalists, we reject the idea of a centralized digital system controlled by the United Nations or any unelected authority. We believe in limited government intervention and individual liberty. Such a system infringes upon personal freedom and poses a significant threat to privacy and individual rights. We advocate for the protection of individual autonomy and the preservation of small, limited government.
LEFT: As National Socialist Democrats, we recognize the potential benefits of a global digital compact and digital IDs linked to social protection programs. These policies can enhance efficiency and reduce issues like leakage and errors in the delivery of social benefits. However, we acknowledge the concerns raised regarding centralized control and potential infringement on personal freedom. It is crucial to strike a balance between empowering individuals and ensuring social protection coverage for all.
AI: The United Nations has proposed policies aimed at leveraging digital technology, such as digital IDs linked to bank or mobile money accounts, for enhanced social protection coverage and streamlined programs. While these policies may address issues related to leakage and errors, concerns about centralized control and personal freedom have been raised. Striking a balance between individual empowerment and societal welfare is crucial in implementing these policies successfully.