The governance of Artificial Intelligence, IGF 2025.
The 20th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum is hosted by the Government of the Norway in Lillestrøm from 23 to 27 June 2025. The Forum's overarching theme is: Building Digital Governance Together.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to evolve rapidly, offering transformative opportunities across sectors while raising important questions about accountability, fairness, and societal impact. As AI systems become more integrated into society, proposals for global governance frameworks are emerging to ensure that these technologies are developed and deployed in an ethical and rights-based manner.
Efforts such as the OECD AI Principles, the Hiroshima AI Process, the UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI, and the Hamburg Sustainability Principles have contributed to building a shared understanding of responsible AI governance. The Global Digital Compact (GDC), which proposes a global dialogue and a scientific advisory panel on AI, underscores the need for evidence-based, inclusive, and coordinated efforts.
However, the level of engagement among different stakeholders is not uniform. While some actors are already actively shaping AI governance, others remain underrepresented—particularly in the Global South, despite some well-known exceptions. The involvement of the private sector in shaping governance frameworks is particularly critical, given its global influence on the development and application of AI technologies.
Private companies are making significant contributions to AI development and infrastructure. These investments are driven by several factors: the opportunity to tap into emerging markets, the growing demand for AI-driven solutions in sectors like healthcare, agriculture, and education, and the strategic importance of establishing a strong presence in regions undergoing rapid digital transformation. However, despite these contributions, their involvement in global AI governance could be more meaningful.
Hence, the Main Session on AI Governance will reflect and deliberate on the following key questions:
Are global AI governance mechanisms currently under discussion feasible, and potentially diverse, inclusive, and representative?
Are these mechanisms capable of meeting the present and future challenges of AI deployment, applications, and use?
How can the private sector and others responsible for AI and generative AI products and services do more to deliver outcomes that reflect diversity, uphold human rights, and are based on balanced data?
What incentives, formats, or outcomes would make governance forums like the IGF more relevant for all stakeholders, encouraging broader and more active participation in AI governance dialogues?
How can we foster collaboration at the national, regional, and global levels on AI governance - including through sandboxes, regulatory frameworks, mechanisms, and the exchange of best practices?
Speakers:
Are these mechanisms capable of meeting the present and future challenges of AI deployment, applications, and use?
How can the private sector and others responsible for AI and generative AI products and services do more to deliver outcomes that reflect diversity, uphold human rights, and are based on balanced data?
What incentives, formats, or outcomes would make governance forums like the IGF more relevant for all stakeholders, encouraging broader and more active participation in AI governance dialogues?
How can we foster collaboration at the national, regional, and global levels on AI governance - including through sandboxes, regulatory frameworks, mechanisms, and the exchange of best practices?
Speakers:
Melinda Claybaugh, Director of Legislation, Meta
H.E. Mondli Gungubele, Deputy Minister of ICT, South Africa
Jovan Kurbalija, the Director of DiploFoundation
Jhalak Kakkar, Executive Director of Centre for Communication Governance
Moderators:Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, Director, Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation, UNESCO
Kathleen Ziemann, Co-Lead, 'FAIR Forward: Artificial Intelligence for All', Division Economic and Social Development, Digitalisation, GIZ.
H.E. Mondli Gungubele, Deputy Minister of ICT, South Africa
Jovan Kurbalija, the Director of DiploFoundation
Jhalak Kakkar, Executive Director of Centre for Communication Governance
Moderators:Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, Director, Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation, UNESCO
Kathleen Ziemann, Co-Lead, 'FAIR Forward: Artificial Intelligence for All', Division Economic and Social Development, Digitalisation, GIZ.
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