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Task Forces

GDC Task Forces: Driving Strategic Implementation

The Global Digital Collaboration (GDC) deploys Task Forces as agile, results-oriented instruments. Each Task Force addresses a focused challenge, explores shared technical approaches, and delivers measurable outcomes—including pilots and proof-of-concepts—within a defined timeframe.

Operating Principles

GDC Task Forces operate under a framework of efficiency and multi-stakeholder cooperation:

  • Co-led by representatives from the public and private sectors to ensure cross-sectoral alignment.
  • Temporary groups designed to solve specific problems and implement GDC strategic goals within a set schedule.
  • Inclusive Expertise: Participation is open to GDC Council members, co-organizers, their broader communities, and expert liaisons.
  • These mechanisms facilitate cooperation without replacing the authority of regulators or formal standards bodies.
  • Progress is achieved through "light rough consensus," with regular strategic briefings provided to the GDC Council.