Updates

6 Jul 2026

WSIS session calls for meaningful connectivity as AI and e-governance expand

WSIS Forum 2026 speakers warned that AI and digital public services will only deliver inclusive benefits if countries close persistent gaps in affordable, meaningful connectivity across Africa and the wider Global South.

6 Jul 2026

UN opens Global Dialogue on AI Governance with call for inclusive and evidence-based cooperation

The inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance opened in Geneva with calls for inclusive international cooperation, common safeguards and stronger support for developing countries to ensure AI benefits all.

6 Jul 2026

WSIS Forum 2026 explores how the IGF should evolve after gaining a permanent mandate

Speakers at the WSIS Forum 2026 called for a more impactful Internet Governance Forum, arguing that its new permanent mandate should be matched by stronger government engagement, year-round collaboration and closer links with national and regional initiatives.

6 Jul 2026

Stronger health data governance seen as key to trusted AI and digital health at WSIS Forum 2026

Speakers at the WSIS Forum 2026 called for stronger legislative frameworks, international cooperation and practical implementation to ensure trusted, rights-based governance of health data and AI.

6 Jul 2026

UN chief urges global rules for AI governance

Guterres called for an AI Child Safety Pledge to protect children from unregulated systems.

6 Jul 2026

WSIS session calls for a broader understanding of digital citizenship in the AI era

Speakers at a WSIS Forum 2026 session argued that digital citizenship in the AI era requires far more than internet access, calling for greater AI literacy, trusted digital public infrastructure, inclusive governance, and practical capacity development.

6 Jul 2026

Geneva workshop to examine parliamentary oversight of AI

Parliamentary oversight of AI requires stronger technical support for legislatures.

6 Jul 2026

What Geneva’s history can teach us about governing AI

Geneva’s centuries-old traditions of dialogue, inclusion, and compromise continue to offer valuable guidance for governing AI, as explored in a Diplo interview with Executive Director Jovan Kurbalija.

6 Jul 2026

UN Global Dialogue opens debate on AI risks and governance

Calls intensify for multilateral AI governance frameworks as stakeholders stress that no single country can effectively manage the technology alone.

6 Jul 2026

MEPs to debate EU AI cybersecurity strategy

The AI cybersecurity strategy is expected to support EU countries and companies facing AI-related cyber risks.