The Lisbon Declaration builds on previous initiatives such as the Tallin and the Berlin declarations and aims to contribute to the ongoing public consultation on digital principles, launched by the European Commission.

It defines common understandings and commitments in three main domains:

• Upholding human rights, ethical values and democratic participation in the context of the digital era, namely by fighting discrimination, disinformation and other malicious online activities, but also by stating the importance of accessible connectivity and digital skills’ training.
  
• Promoting multi-stakeholder and wider international cooperation in the digital context, in fields such as standards, infrastructure, data flows, R&D and secure and trustworthy online services.
  
• Recognising the importance of green and digital technologies, as a key element to a new paradigm of economic growth, balancing innovation and competitiveness with social and environmental sustainable development.
  

“Digital Democracy with a Purpose” presents in annex a framework on digital principles, that could be further developed as a Charter on Digital Rights.

All European Union Member States supported the Declaration and a majority the annex.

The Declaration can be supported and is open to all countries, enterprises, non-governmental institutions, academia and individual citizens.