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23 Sept: Digital sovereignty on global agenda as PD partners with Devex at UNGA81

PD's Lauren Kahn and James Stewart discuss digital sovereignty in Washington DC, April 2026
PD's Lauren Kahn and James Stewart discuss digital sovereignty in Washington DC, April 2026
  • We're attending the United National General Assembly in New York, including UN Digital Cooperation Day.
  • Supporting Partner for Devex Impact House.
  • Lauren Kahn and Mike Bracken featured guests in Devex podcast with host, Alan Robbins.

PD has partnered with leading global development platform, Devex, during this September’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) The partnership, the second with Devex this year, is part of a programme of activity supporting the publication of our book: Digital Sovereignty: The Power to Decide.

As governments rely more on global tech platforms, questions of control over data, infrastructure and decision-making have become more urgent. We have defined digital sovereignty as the ability of organisations to make informed choices that shape their digital future.

With the pace of AI accelerating and geopolitical tensions rising, this issue is moving up the global agenda fast. PD’s partnership with Devex brings the conversation to global policymakers and institutions at this key moment.

Two of the book’s authors, PD Partner and Head of Global Impact, Lauren Kahn, and PD co-founder Mike Bracken CBE, will discuss the issues in the book in a live podcast recording on 23 September. 

For more information, visit Devex.
 

Alan Robbins, Executive VP and Co-Founder at at Devex said:

“We’re pleased to be partnering with Public Digital to discuss this often overlooked but vitally important topic. This event creates an important platform to spotlight its growing relevance on the global stage.”