ITU and UN-Habitat Launch AI Governance Toolbox for Municipalities
The ITU and UN-Habitat have released a system-wide governance toolkit to help municipal leaders regulate civic artificial intelligence and protect public services.
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Global South AI Policy: AI governance, seen from the Global South
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Google Commits $15 Billion to Expand AI Data Centres and Clean Utilities in Malaysia
Google has announced a $15 billion plan to build new data centres in Malaysia, committing to finance grid power and water infrastructure.
Experts Split on Impact of Frontier AI Slowdown for Developing World
Specialists debating at an event hosted by AIFOD, which publishes this site, questioned whether decelerating frontier AI would aid or harm the Global…
Malaysia Finalises AI Governance Bill Ahead of Planned 2027 Parliamentary Tabling
Malaysia has completed drafting its Artificial Intelligence Governance Bill, establishing risk-management duties and incident reporting ahead of a…
UNCTAD Urges AI Investment Beyond Data Centres as Developing Economies Lag
UN Trade and Development warned at the World Investment Forum that Africa and Latin America account for only 3.3% of global data centre capacity as…
Geneva Summit Session Outlines Capability-Based AI Standards and Exit Rules
A framework discussed at an AIFOD session proposes assessing underlying digital capabilities and contractual exit rights before public bodies procure…
Seychelles Approves Five-Year AI Strategy and Sovereign Cloud Project
The Cabinet of Seychelles has approved the National Digital & AI Strategy 2026–2031 alongside plans for an in-country sovereign cloud supported by…
Areas of analysis
Five lines of work, each linked to the original documents it summarises.
- 01International organisations
Summaries of AI-related decisions and reports from the UN, World Bank, AU, ITU, OECD and others, each linked to the original.
- 02National policy
AI strategies, laws and regulators in developing countries.
- 03Data and infrastructure
Data centres, energy, water and connectivity: who builds, who pays, who benefits.
- 04Analysis
Short analysis pieces on what international decisions mean for developing economies.
- 05Documents
A library of key AI policy documents with one-paragraph summaries.
Documents libraryAll documents →
| Document | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| UNIDIR Report Warns Agentic AI Threatens Global Crisis De-Escalation A UNIDIR study warns that agentic AI could compress diplomatic response times and trigger automated escalation, urging states to… | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research | 8 Nov 2026 |
| WHO Europe Adopts First Regional AI Health Roadmap Spanning 53 Countries The WHO European Region has adopted an eight-year AI health roadmap to establish unified governance across 53 member states in… | World Health Organization | 29 Oct 2026 |
| World Bank Releases First Digital and AI Strategy Targeting Emerging Markets The World Bank Group has published its first Digital and AI Strategy, pledging to connect one billion people in developing… | World Bank | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Uzbekistan Approves 2030 AI Development Strategy Targeting $1.5B Market Uzbekistan has adopted a national AI strategy to 2030, outlining targets for state compute, public sector integration, and a $1.5… | UzDaily | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Mozambique Sets Out AI Role in Ten-Year Public Finance Strategy Mozambique has adopted a ten-year public finance management strategy that integrates artificial intelligence and automated… | iAfrica | 17 Oct 2026 |
Earlier
AIFOD Energy Review Board Calls for Right-Sized Models and Decentralised Compute
An AIFOD summit board in Geneva examined policies and pricing models needed to curb artificial intelligence's energy consumption while decentralising…
WHO Europe Adopts First Regional AI Health Roadmap Spanning 53 Countries
The WHO European Region has adopted an eight-year AI health roadmap to establish unified governance across 53 member states in Europe and Central…
AIFOD Geneva Summit Examines Human Accountability Boundaries for AI Agents
An AIFOD summit session examined how organisations must establish human accountability and observability before deploying autonomous AI agents.
South Africa Delays Revised AI Policy to March 2027 to Focus on Sectoral Regulators
South Africa will table its revised national AI policy in March 2027, opting to empower existing sector regulators rather than establishing costly…
World Bank Releases First Digital and AI Strategy Targeting Emerging Markets
The World Bank Group has published its first Digital and AI Strategy, pledging to connect one billion people in developing economies to digital and…
AIFOD Geneva Summit: State Power in AI Depends on Internal Capability, Not Tech Ownership
Panelists at an AIFOD Geneva Summit dialogue argued that government power over AI relies on institutional competence, energy infrastructure and…