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24 briefs · No. 001 to No. 024
November 2026 10 briefs
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No. 024
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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No. 023
AIFOD Releases Petal Tales Animated Series to Promote Global South AI Inclusion
AIFOD has launched Petal Tales, a wordless animated series featuring its three mascots, aimed at explaining artificial intelligence across developing regions.
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No. 022
UNIDIR Report Warns Agentic AI Could Undermine Crisis De-Escalation
A UNIDIR study warns that agentic AI could compress decision times and reduce opportunities for de-escalation, urging states to adapt existing governance frameworks.
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No. 021
AIFOD Review Panel Dismisses AI Rights Amid Unresolved Human Protections
Event report · Session 32
An AIFOD expert panel rejected granting legal rights to artificial intelligence, arguing that safeguarding human welfare and corporate accountability must remain paramount.
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No. 020
UNESCO, ITU and Brazil Set COP31 Launch for Green AI Climate Institute
UNESCO, the ITU and Brazil have set a 16 November launch at COP31 for an AI climate institute aimed at helping developing nations deploy resource-efficient climate models.
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No. 019
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.
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No. 018
Experts Split on Impact of Frontier AI Slowdown for Developing World
Event report · 19 Sep 2026
Specialists debating at an event hosted by AIFOD, which publishes this site, questioned whether decelerating frontier AI would aid or harm the Global South.
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No. 017
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 planned tabling in Parliament in early 2027.
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No. 016
UNCTAD Urges AI Investment Beyond Data Centres as Developing Economies Lag
UN Trade and Development urged investment in skills and wider infrastructure at the World Investment Forum, where the ITU noted Africa and Latin America hold only 3.3% of global data centre capacity.
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No. 015
Geneva Summit Session Outlines Capability-Based AI Standards and Exit Rules
Event report · Aug 2026
A framework discussed at an AIFOD session proposes assessing underlying digital capabilities and contractual exit rights before public bodies procure AI.
October 2026 14 briefs
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No. 014
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 two datacentres.
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No. 013
AIFOD Energy Review Board Calls for Right-Sized Models and Decentralised Compute
Event report · Aug 2026
An AIFOD summit board in Geneva examined policies and pricing models needed to curb artificial intelligence's energy consumption while decentralising compute.
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No. 012
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 Asia.
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No. 011
AIFOD Geneva Summit Examines Human Accountability Boundaries for AI Agents
Event report · Aug 2026
An AIFOD summit session examined how organisations must establish human accountability and observability before deploying autonomous AI agents.
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No. 010
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 new institutions.
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No. 009
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 AI tools by 2030.
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No. 008
AIFOD Geneva Summit: State Power in AI Depends on Internal Capability, Not Tech Ownership
Event report · Aug 2026
Panelists at an AIFOD Geneva Summit dialogue argued that government power over AI relies on institutional competence, energy infrastructure and skills rather than asset ownership.
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No. 007
Sri Lanka Deploys UNESCO RAM 2.0 Framework for National AI Assessment
Sri Lanka has partnered with UNESCO to launch the updated RAM 2.0 tool, evaluating national regulatory, educational, and technical readiness for artificial intelligence.
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No. 006
Honduras Mission in Geneva Begins AI Governance Dialogue with AIFOD
Event report · 1 Jun 2026
The Permanent Mission of Honduras in Geneva held an introductory meeting with AIFOD on AI governance and digital inclusion in June, ahead of the AIFOD Geneva Summit 2026 in August.
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No. 005
ODATA Launches $630m Liquid Cooling Rollout Across Brazil and Mexico for AI Compute
ODATA has begun rolling out a $630 million liquid-cooling upgrade at data centres in Brazil and Mexico to manage the intense heat and power demands of AI workloads.
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No. 004
AIFOD Geneva Summit Explores FAIR Assessment to Aid Smaller AI Developers
Event report · Aug 2026
AIFOD has launched discussions on its FAIR framework in Geneva, proposing an assessment model to help smaller AI innovators demonstrate trustworthiness and enter new markets.
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No. 003
OECD Urges Governments to Plan for Domestic AI Compute
The OECD has released a policy brief urging governments to treat AI compute as critical infrastructure, and calling for knowledge sharing with developing and emerging economies.
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No. 002
AIFOD Examines Non-Monetary Cooperation Model for AI Infrastructure and Support
Event report · Aug 2026
At the Geneva Summit 2026, AIFOD explored non-monetary assistance models to assemble computing resources, technical expertise, and governance packages for public sectors.
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No. 001
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 analytics into treasury and debt operations by 2035.