Our Core Values
WDEF’s work is guided by four core values:
- Inclusive Collaboration:We promote broad participation and practical cooperation across countries, sectors, and communities.
- Innovation with Purpose:We encourage responsible innovation that creates real economic and social value.
- Shared Prosperity:We work to narrow the digital divide so that digital opportunities benefit more people and regions.
- Integrity and Compliance:We uphold transparency, ethics, and rule-based governance to strengthen trust in the digital economy.
Mission
To pool global digital economy expertise, drive technological innovation and industrial convergence, bridge the digital divide, strengthen digital security and ethical governance, and support the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Vision
To build the world’s most influential international collaboration platform in the digital economy—advancing a secure, inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future.

