Australia: Twenty data protection authorities adopted joint statement on building trustworthy data governance frameworks to encourage development of innovative and privacy-protecting AI

On 17 September 2025, twenty data protection authorities, including from Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Spain, and United Kingdom adopted the joint statement on building trustworthy data governance frameworks to encourage development of innovative and privacy-protecting Artificial Intelligence (AI). The statement recognises the opportunities and risks of AI, including discrimination, misinformation, and hallucination from inappropriate data use, and stresses embedding privacy by design, strong governance, and transparency. The statement commits to clarifying lawful grounds for AI training data and exchanging information on proportionate safety measures. It also focuses on monitoring technical and societal impacts with contributions from non-governmental organisations, public authorities, academia, and businesses, and reducing legal uncertainties through regulatory sandboxes and best practice sharing.