On 4 April 2025, delegates at the Global AI Summit on Africa signed the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence. The Declaration highlights the establishment of a framework for African open datasets and open AI models, with the goal of improvi…
On 4 April 2025, delegates at the Global AI Summit on Africa signed the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence. The Declaration outlines commitments to support the adoption of responsible national AI policies and governance frameworks that al…
On 11 February 2025, representatives from the African Union, European Union, G20, G7, and United Nations, along with other global stakeholders, adopted the Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence Declaration during the AI Action Summit in …
On 12 Dec 2024, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) implemented the Payment Cards’ Tokenisation on Mobile Applications and Apple Pay Service. The tokenisation service was introduced in collaboration with international payment providers (VISA, Mastercard…
On 9 December 2024, the Minister of Communications and Information Technology announced the launch date of the second version of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, set for early 2025. The revised strategy aims to further integrate AI acr…
On 6 November 2024, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly First Committee adopted a resolution on the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military domain, proposed by the Netherlands and South Korea. The resolution addresses risks…
On 3 October 2024, the 68 parties to the Fourth International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) Gathering issued a joint declaration reaffirming their commitment to enhance collective resilience against ransomware. The declaration, a result of dis…
On 22 September 2024, the OECD and UN have announced their enhanced collaboration on global Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance, as revealed during a meeting at the UN's Summit of the Future in New York. Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, OECD Deputy Se…
On 22 September 2024, the United Nations adopted the Pact for the Future, Global Digital Compact, and Declaration on Future Generations. The Compact is an initiative which aims to foster enhanced digital cooperation across nations. The Compact focus…
On 19 September 2024, UNESCO closed its consultation on the “Consultation Paper on AI Regulation: Emerging Approaches Across the World”. In particular, the paper aims to contribute to the global discussion about whether and how to regulate the devel…