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companies to conduct meaningful human rights due diligence, and influence investees’
business model choices.
86.
Regional and international organizations should:
(a)
Foster policy coherence and define a joint road map on expectations of the
technology sector with regard to the corporate responsibility to respect human rights
in line with the Guiding Principles;
(b)
Foster common ground on dangerous applications of technology, for
example, by forging joint understanding of the necessity of moratoriums, or similar
action, on technologies or their applications which, at present, prove particularly
harmful for human rights and lack adequate safeguards.
87.
Civil society should:
(a)
Continue to identify and highlight possible protection gaps and
problematic practices created by constantly evolving digital technologies and engage
with States and business actors in addressing those gaps, including by effectively using
the Guiding Principles;
(b)
Evaluate and challenge technology company conduct on human rights, for
example, through benchmarks or rankings.
88.
The United Nations should:
(a)
Implement the Guiding Principles in its own operations, when it contracts
with, purchases from, partners with, licenses from or supports technology companies;
(b)
Promote and disseminate the Guiding Principles when engaging with
technology companies, States, civil society actors, national human rights institutions
and other key actors;
(c)
Through OHCHR, continue to provide authoritative guidance on how the
Guiding Principles apply in the technology sector, in particular regarding expectations
on the sector with regard to corporate responsibility to respect human rights in line
with the Guiding Principles;
(d)
Through OHCHR, develop a guidance tool for policymakers to inform the
regulations aiming at the alignment of technology company conduct with the Guiding
Principles.
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