Global Digital Human Rights in the implementation of the Global Digital Compact: The Toolkit for Human-Centered GovTech, AI and Global Governance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798999021908)

Global Digital Human Rights in the Implementation of the Global Digital Compact is a practical blueprint for a rights-based digital future. As AI, Web 3.0 and networked governance outpace law, this book sets out a techno-legal standard for global digital human rights and children's rights-so that digitalisation serves dignity, not data extraction.
Bridging public, private, technical, legal and civil-society perspectives, the book offers global, regional and local roadmaps: how to align platforms, standards and public policy with human-centred design, and how to translate the Global Digital Compact into enforceable norms. Special attention is given to children and youth-those most connected, yet most exposed to surveillance, manipulation and inequality.

The book's foreword was written by visionary leaders in the technology and governance industry:
"This book wrestles with a modern conundrum: how do rights emerge in the digital realm and how do they relate to the historical rights conceived to apply in the physical world?
My reading of this book reinforced a long-held belief that we should teach young people how to survive and thrive in the digital world.
Every new technology brings its own challenges and the online world with its powerful computing engines is no different. What is important is that explorations like the one in this book help us to adapt to these challenges and adopt practices that emphasize their beneficial properties while reducing the risks they pose."
- Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, one of the Founders of the Internet

"Maksim Burianov does something rare: he dares to reimagine the architecture of global civilization through the soul of the child and the sovereignty of the human being. At the heart of his vision lies a simple but radical proposition: that digital transformation must be human transformation. That global compacts, data protocols, and AI governance only matter if they serve life, dignity, and joy."
- Anastasia Kalinina, Co-Founder and CEO, reState, reimagining the future of governance and global collaboration

What You Will Find Inside. This book answers why a Declaration of Global Digital Human Rights and a techno-legal standard for digital rights are necessary; defines the key concepts and the generations of digital rights and children's rights; and maps principal digital challenges (Digital Surveillance, Digital Militarisation, Digital Inequality, and others). It offers solutions to the core dilemmas facing decision-makers (Robot rights vs human rights; Code-defining law vs "code as law"; Digital protection vs digital freedom; Self-regulation vs total regulation; National citizenship vs digital citizenship; Individuality vs digital identity; Centralisation vs decentralisation; Pre-internet thinking vs clip thinking; Ethics vs law).
The book also proposes-within a global context-an innovative approach to techno-legal platforms for the human-centred development of GovTech, Web 3.0, decentralised governance, and the Network State. It explores Universal Basic Income, the future of the technological singularity, and digital sustainability, making the volume a strategic framework for digital transformation.

Why This Book Matters. It provides policymakers with frameworks for digital rights legislation, technologists with Human Rights by Design principles, educators with digital ethics curricula, and advocates with tools for championing digital rights.

About the Author
Maksim Burianov is a visionary leader and Global Shaper (WEF) in global digital transformation, renowned for his expertise in integrating technology with human-centric principles. With extensive experience in policy development, ethical AI, and international cooperation, he brings a unique perspective to the pressing issue of digital human rights.

Author: Maksim Burianov
ISBN-13: 9798999021908
Publisher: United Humans Press
Language: English
Published: 08/27/2025
Pages: 404
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d