Zoom Meeting

CODES Roundtable to review the Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age

David Jensen
David Jensen
Event date 7 February 2022 10:00 - 11:30 (EDT)
33 comments

The CODES Roundtable to review the Action Plan on A Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age: 7 February 2022

 

Recording of the CODES Roundtable on 7 February 2022

Purpose of the CODES Roundtable
 

The purpose of the CODES Roundtable was to collect feedback on the draft Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age. The CODES co-champions are running a collective intelligence exercise with the CODES community from 1 to 12 February to gather inputs on the draft Action Plan using three different feedback tools.

1. ThoughtExchange

We are using a tool called ThoughtExchange, which uses natural-language processing (NLP) to digest, classify and summarize responses to the following question: 

“What other inputs, if any, would be key to ensuring that the strategic priorities identified in the Action Plan comprehensively cover the areas needed to catalyze the three shifts?”

ThoughtExchange Link: https://tejoin.com/scroll/912768279

 

2. Google Doc

Any precise factual corrections, updated references, or additional initiatives for the annexes can be sent to the writing team through the Action Plan in a Google Doc. Please insert direct track changes or comments into the document to share specific factual feedback. 

GoogleDoc Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TMgmre-BctUHCMHj7NxkhkLI6IBRwLko8vj67RznQBE/edit?usp=sharing 

 

3. Mentimeter

We are also trying to determine the overall level of consensus around the three shifts, the 18 strategic priorities and the 12 impact initiatives using Mentimeter. The results of the Mentimeter survey are open for the CODES community to also explore. 

Mentimeter link: https://www.menti.com/z4r1e4o2jc 

 

 

Finalization of the Action Plan

The final input process will take place in four distinct steps:

[31 January - 6 February] Pre-roundtable collective intelligence exercise. We are going to use an AI-powered sense making tool called ThoughtExchange to collect your written input on the report at a high strategic level. At the same time, the draft Action Plan will be shared as a Google Doc in Commenting Mode. Feedback using this mode should be kept to the correction of errors in the report or to suggest missing content from the supplementary tables and boxes. You will find the link to the Google doc of the Action Plan in the ThoughtExchange (Introduction).

[7 February, 4pm to 5:30 pm CET] CODES Roundtable. The Roundtable will provide an overview presentation of the report and the synthesis results from ThoughtExchange. A series of Mentimeter surveys will also be run during the Roundtable to determine where we have rough consensus and convergence on the content and where we have divergence and aspects to improve. An opportunity to raise direct questions or provide direct input will also be provided through the Q and A function of Zoom.

[9 February-12 February] Post-roundtable collective intelligence exercise. We will conduct a second ThoughtExchange – to capture and integrate any additional set of views following the Roundtable.

[UNEA 5.2 Side Event] Finalization. On the basis of the input received, the CODES co-champions will conduct a final revision of the Action Plan and place it into layout during 14-28 February. This version of the draft will be presented at a side event to the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) on 2 March for a final round of stakeholder consultation, in particular by UN member states and other UNEA stakeholders. From this, the report will be finalized and submitted to the UN Technology Envoy for onward transmission to the UN Secretary General. Once adopted, it will become a formal track of the SG’s Digital Cooperation Roadmap. It will then be transformed into a commitment framework that CODES members can contribute to.

 

Roundtable Agenda

UNDP to moderate

Opening

  • UBA to open - where are we on the CODES journey (5 min)
  • Office of the UN Tech Envoy - context and process to the Digital Compact (5 min)
  • UBA to present the Action Plan framework (5 min)
  • Future Earth to present outcomes of the Thought Exchange (5 min)

Shift 1: Enablers

  • UBA to present (3 min)
  • UNEP to conduct mentimeter poll (2 min)
  • Participant feedback (15 min)

Shift 2: Problems

  • UNEP to present (3 min) 
  • UBA to conduct mentimeter poll (2 min)
  • Participant feedback (15 min)

Shift 3: Innovations

  • UBA to present (3 min) 
  • UNEP to conduct mentimeter poll (2 min)
  • Participant feedback (15 min)

Closing:

  • ISC to close (5 min)
  • AOB

 

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Comments (33)

David Jensen
David Jensen • 2 years ago

Hi Sally. Yes, I have been sending updates on the review process through the sparkblue codes list. A new version of the Action Plan will be sent out to everyone on Monday 31 January together with details instructions on how to provide feedback before, during and after the round table. Thanks

james castillo
james castillo • 2 years ago

There is so much collective knowledge on the Action Plan. To effectively share the collective knowledge with the rest of the world, we need to have a marketing plan to go with it. A web series featuring the rich contributors and collaborators and partners on the Action Plan will go a long way to help make the Action Plan a reality.

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

While an NGO at the UN in NY for 8,000+ days, I am also Senior Intl. Correspondent for Ask Congress Web TV, founded by Congressional Representative Hon. Lester Wolff, who also has the rank of Ambassador. I have usually participated in the groups as "media" since there has been almost zero journalist participation. Besides marketing, we need a media strategy. Just one FYI -- the term Secretary General in the new report does not have a hyphen, the SG title at the UN always does. That is my comment also as a former legal proofreader. Should be easy to fix.

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

There are a number of stylistic and editing thoughts that I have. If we expect any journalist to deal with huge chunks of paragraphs, that will not work. Could some of the very very long paragraphs just be broken up -- I realize that younger editors write long run-on paragraphs, but the journalism of today is twitter and other forms that do not do well when paragraphs need to be analyzed to find an important piece of information.

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

Sure, I have some thoughts on this, up to you and the partners/Champions to determine the how. Cognizant of overload on staff, but perhaps some of us could suggest clever partnerships to get the word out.

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

.We might be aware also that starting next week, the PGA (Pres. of the General Assembly) is holding a series of 5 two-day dialogues over some period of time with Member States on Our Common Agenda. There are other mandated meetings that the PGA will be holding (see all meetings posted on his website) and of course other events of his own choosing. Just to add a few more spokes to the wheel, so to say.

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

End of paragraph 8, p. 7 -- last line -- suggest to add the following: "In the coming digital era marked by stable digital finance, enlist a cadre of young people who will be able to unite health, empowerment and philanthropy through digital wealth. This concept could be tested in specific communities where climate justice could be enlivened with issuance of Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a new source of "voluntary" contributions and made part of World Interfaith Harmony Week (A/RES/65/5).

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

p. 9, #16, next to last line, before "Success" -- well, if I understand correctly, the Committee on Tax Matters has issued a handbook on carbon pricing -- if so, how to include such work and blend with the work leading to COP27 and 28?

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

Box 17, page 41 -- is there a role for UN Global Pulse here? UN Statistics Division/UN Statistical Commission, prime audience for a lunchtime briefing. If this report is finalized. Might be very close in terms of the session. Or next year, if in-person, then the Commission always has a 1-day side event on the Friday before the official meeting starts on Tuesday?? I think Monday is another day for preparations.

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

Sorry to go back, p. 10, Summit for the Future, has the SG not called for as well in OCA for a "Future Laboratory" at the UN?? This could be a way to turn the Trusteeship Council usage into such a Laboratory, PBIs (Programme Budget Implications) would have to be ascertained.

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

Box 4 page 13 -- see the work of UNRISD last year and the request for input at the end of 2020. Paul Ladd at UNRISD can fill in blanks

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

Page 53, re Civil society -- Multistakeholder and multistrategic -- players are one thing, how we include systems analysts, think tanks (see U. of Pennsylvania annual report), Global Peace Index, I do not see the people in the trenches who come in to NY once a year and release reports such as these.

Richard T Jordan
Richard T Jordan • 2 years ago

Everywhere civil society/NGOs are mentioned, all that is mentioned is "research" etc. There are coalitions of NGOs, such as around the Ffd, that are very articulate but also action-oriented.

Rodrigo Fernandes
Rodrigo Fernandes • 2 years ago

Hi everyone, unfortunately I won't be able to join the roundtable, but I might have some minor suggestions for the document. Will I be able to send them later? Thanks,
Rodrigo

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