Ellie McDonald
Lead, Policy and Advocacy
ellie@gp-digital.org
Ellie is responsible for the delivery of GPD’s advocacy and engagement activities at the global level, with a particular focus on trust and security and emerging tech.
Previously she worked in advocacy at the Equal Rights Trust, and in the law and policy programme at Article 19. Ellie has an MA in Human Rights from the School of Advanced Study, and a BA in History from University College London.
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18 Feb 2025
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Everything you need to know about the WSIS+20 Review (updated)
This explainer was updated on 20 February 2025 following the publication of the intergovernmental consultation process to finalise the modalities of the WSIS+20 review and to address community feedback. * This year will bring the twenty year review of…
22 Jan 2025
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2025: a stress test for the multistakeholder model?
For those of us advocating for human rights-based digital policy, 2024 was a difficult year. An unprecedented “race to governance” saw states battling to assert sovereignty on the terrain of digital technologies—heralding a sharp multilateral turn in the field, evident in processes from the Global Digital Compact (GDC) to the UN…
02 Sep 2024
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The UN Cybercrime Convention: where do we go from here?
On 8 August 2024, amidst widespread concern by many observers, including GPD, the text of the draft United Nations Convention against combating cybercrime was agreed to by governments in New York, marking the conclusion of a fractious three year negotiation process. …