European Union: New Delhi AI Impact Summit Declaration, including voluntary framework for trustworthy and development oriented AI was adopted

On 20 February 2026, 87 countries, including Australia, the Philippines, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the European Union, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, endorsed the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit Declaration, setting out a shared and voluntary international framework for advancing inclusive, trustworthy, and development-oriented AI. The Declaration applies across the AI ecosystem, including AI developers, deployers, and users in sectors including infrastructure, research, public services, industry, and workforce development. It advances a set of voluntary, non-binding principles and cooperative mechanisms across seven defined pillars. The Declaration prioritises widening access to AI through affordable digital infrastructure, shared foundational resources, and voluntary frameworks to support locally relevant innovation. It promotes the diffusion of AI for economic growth and social good through open and scalable AI approaches, supported by platforms to replicate successful use cases. It also advances secure and trusted AI through voluntary technical standards and collaborative tools, strengthens international cooperation on AI for science, supports AI adoption for social empowerment, and commits to large-scale AI skilling and reskilling. It also emphasises the development of energy-efficient, resilient, and affordable AI systems guided by non-binding principles.