GNI and Centre for Communication Governance, under MAP-AI, are making written submissions to the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance (UNGD). The Dialogue, the first of its kind, will be held in July 2026 in Geneva. You can read more here: globalnetworkinitiative.org/wp-content/u...

GNI’s Q1 newsletter is out. We condemn the postponement of #RightsCon2026 and stand in solidarity with the global digital rights community. Also in this edition: AI governance (MAP-AI), WSIS+20, cybercrime convention, and policy engagement across regions. mailchi.mp/globalnetwor...

We’re convening a private meeting at #RightsCon2026 focusing on multistakeholder roles, participation, accountability & human rights in the AI Summit series. With Centre for Communication Governance, NLUD (MAP-AI) & Swiss Federal Office of Communications 📍 May 6, Lusaka

Our #MAPAI Initiative Advisor, Alexandra Reeve Givens, shares with us the vision of the Initiative, and the value of meaningful participation and elevation of underrepresented perspectives for Global AI Governance. #Multistakeholderism #GlobalSouth #GNI #CCG #IndiaAIImpactSummit

#EventAnnouncement 📢Announcing the themes for the sessions at event on 17 February, ‘Reinforcements & Learning: #Multistakeholder Convening on #AIGovernance.’ (1/2) #IndiaAIImpactSummit #MAPAI #CCG #GNI #GlobalSouth #DigitalRights #ResponsibleAI

#EventAnnouncement As part of the #MAPAI Initiative, CCG and GNI are organising an event on the sidelines of the #IndiaAIImpactSummit on 17 February 2026. (1/3) #CCG #GNI #AIGovernance #Multistakeholderism #GlobalSouth #DigitalRights #ResponsibleAI

As we head towards the hashtag#IndiaAIImpactSummit, here’s a recap of our past events under our ongoing #MAPAI project over the past few months in the lead-up to the Impact Summit. #Multistakeholderism #AIGovernance #CCG #GNI

Introducing #MAPAI by the Centre for Communication Governance and Global Network Initiative! Through MAP-AI, we are bringing together a range of civil society and academic experts at the #IndiaAIImpactSummit and creating opportunities for them to share their critical perspectives and inputs!

AI governance should be shaped not just by power, but by participation! Read this blog by our ED Jason Pielemeier: Stitching AI Governance Together: Measure Twice, Cut Once, reflecting on why participation matters and how we can better weave diverse perspectives into AI governance ⚖️

🌍🤝 GNI, with CCG, NLU Delhi launches the landing page for our Multistakeholder Approach to Participation in AI Governance initiative (MAP AI) 🔗 Explore here: globalnetworkinitiative.org/map-ai/ Delhi convenings this February: 📚 Shared Learning Forum (Feb 16) 🧵 Multistakeholder Convening (Feb 17)

With the collective efforts of GNI members, partners, and global collaborators, we have seen meaningful progress reflected in these outcomes (globalnetworkinitiative.org/tag/the-worl...). We are especially grateful to our partners for their collaboration and leadership throughout this process.

At #RightsXSummit in Geneva, GNI and @UNHumanRights B-Tech co-hosted a workshop on responsible AI design, led by GNI's Elonnai Hickock with Patrick Montjourides (U. Zurich), Ncumisa Willie (Vodacom), and Isabel Ebert & Anselme Trochu (OHCHR), examining human rights risks across the AI lifecycle.

At the Bay of Bengal Conversation hosted by the Centre for Governance Studies in Dhaka last month, GNI's Accountability and Innovation Manager Min Aung joined two panels exploring how AI can impact user trust and its growing influence in shaping - and challenging - information ecosystems.

🏛️ Did you know you can explore GNI’s Policy Brief on Government Interventions in AI through quick, accessible one-pagers? Our One-Pager for Governments distills key findings & recommendations from our multistakeholder AI Working Group—created to support policymakers worldwide.

GNI’s Policy Brief on Government Interventions on AI is clear: “soft” governance of AI, such as standards, must integrate human rights. At the #AIStandardsSummit, GNI pushed this message forward. We need real action to implement the Seoul Statement. 🔗 ln.run/ecc5k

(1) 🌎 Bridging continents, convening voices, shaping the future. On October 22, 2025, the Global Network Initiative, CELE, and global stakeholders gathered in Buenos Aires for the first GNI Annual Learning Forum held in Latin America. Event Summary: globalnetworkinitiative.org/event-summar...

Governments are shaping the future of AI: sometimes advancing human rights, sometimes undermining them. This Policy Brief maps government interventions in AI across the value chain, showing how rights-based governance can protect privacy and free expression. 📘: shorturl.at/OSPyg #AIgovernance

Happening today at #FIFAfrica2025! Join GNI’s Elonnai Hickok for a multistakeholder workshop on "Building meaningful connections between human rights, development, and Internet governance through a multistakeholder approach to the WSIS+20 process." 📍 Windhoek, Namibia

🗓️ July 23 | Exploring DSA Risk Management At TrustCon, GNI & @oversightboard.bsky.social are hosting a roundtable on how risk assessments under the #DSA can uphold rights while addressing harms. Insights from our EU Rights & Risks Forum + Oversight Board’s work on VLOPs. 🔗 shorturl.at/vx4VV

GNI Executive Director Jason Pielemeier will speak at the AI & Human Rights 101 panel tomorrow, 13 May at 9AM ET, organized by the UN Global Compact and the B-Tech team at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

📨 Check your inboxes for GNI's newsletter "Safeguarding Rights in Unstable Times" for updates on our AI related work, policy advocacy in Asia, new members & more. 🔔 Get up-to-speed on all the exciting & incredible work that GNI members are doing from the Members Bulletin Board! shorturl.at/iz5Bp

GNI issued a letter to the Government of Pakistan today, in light of the amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) & amidst continued monitoring and restriction of internet access and social media services in the country. Full statement: globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-statemen...

Another year, another TikTok ban! The Global Network Initiative remains deeply concerned by recent efforts around the world to completely ban the use of specific social media platforms, which generally run counter to human rights law and due process principles.