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Democratic middle powers should jointly develop frontier AI and share its benefits globally

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Airlangga Hartarto
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, speaking on AI cooperation and international AI governance.

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AI should become a bridge for cooperation, not a tool for division. WAICO will also help ensure AI is managed in a safe, trustworthy, and ethical manner.
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Angga Raka Prabowo
Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, speaking on international AI governance and cooperation.

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AI cooperation must deliver tangible benefits, support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), preserve local languages, and address the needs of developing countries.
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Xi Jinping
President of the People's Republic of China.

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The development of artificial intelligence should not be a solo performance by any single country but rather a symphony of global cooperation.
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Hun Manet
Prime Minister of Cambodia, speaking on international AI cooperation and equitable access at the 2026 World AI Conference.

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As one of the first signatories to the Agreement on the Establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation, Cambodia stands ready to work shoulder to shoulder with China and all partners in advancing an AI future that is inno...
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United Nations Resident Coordinator Office
United Nations Resident Coordinator system, represented at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance by five resident coordinators.

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Advanced AI capabilities, computing infrastructure, and investment remain concentrated among a limited number of actors. Inclusive governance must ensure that all countries have the capacity and voice to shape how AI is developed, deployed, and regul...
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Franco Giandana Di Gena
Policy analyst at Access Now.

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Finally, the current geopolitical landscape presents an opportunity for global majority regions as well as middle powers to seek and foster collaboration and join resources in an unprecedented fashion.
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Gonzalo Matias
Portuguese minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and for State Reform who spoke at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in July 2026.

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An example of, of that is the joint project with Spain to receive one of the European AI gigafactories, making the Iberian Peninsula a hub for AI sustainable production and digital sovereignty.
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Willemijn Aerdts
Dutch State Secretary for Digital Economy and Sovereignty.

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Door samen met Europese partners te investeren in AI versterken we onze economie én onze digitale soevereiniteit.
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Tom Berendsen
Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaking on the Netherlands' international strategy for safe and responsible AI.

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Landen die nu investeren in AI schrijven de spelregels voor de economie, veiligheid en informatiestromen van morgen. Als middelgrote open economie met een grote internationale voetafdruk kan Nederland de AI-spelregels op een verantwoorde manier helpe...
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Mark Carney
Prime Minister of Canada; former Governor of the Bank of England and Bank of Canada

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In a world of great power rivalry, middle powers have a choice: to compete for favour or to combine to create a third path with impact. The nations that invest in their own capabilities across strategic sectors – and partner with like-minded allies –...
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Government of Canada
Federal government of Canada

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A coalition of aligned democracies, who pool research, talent, compute, and procurement power, would offer a credible alternative to the dominant market actors that increasingly define the global AI landscape. Canada is uniquely positioned to lead su...
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Yoshua Bengio
AI Pioneer, Turing Award winner

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To guarantee access to frontier models and mitigate the risks of major power concentrations, middle powers must collaborate to form a broad coalition with shared values and complementary resources.
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Carlos Cuerpo
Spain's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Business

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This agreement opens a new chapter in the relationship between Spain and Canada. Artificial intelligence is one of the forces that will shape competitiveness and economic sovereignty in the decades ahead, and two democracies such as ours have a respo...
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Andrew Charlton
Australian Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy

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This agreement with the UK reflects our shared commitment to ensuring artificial intelligence is developed and deployed safely, securely and responsibly. By strengthening cooperation with democracies, we are combining world-class expertise to underst...
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Former NATO Secretary General and former Prime Minister of Denmark; founder of the Alliance of Democracies

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A Democratic Technology Initiative to shape standards, align export controls and invest jointly in AI, quantum and space.
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Constantino Xavier
Senior Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress; expert on India’s foreign policy and democratic technology governance.

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It also signals India’s interest in developing new international cooperation frameworks to ensure that AI and other technologies remain a global public good. Effective progress toward democratic technology governance will require India to work in con...
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Tim Ayres
Australian Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science

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International cooperation is essential for capturing the opportunities, sharing the benefits and mitigating the risks of new AI technologies. Australia and Canada are working together to make sure AI is safe, trustworthy and aligned with democratic v...
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Australia-Canada Joint Statement
Official joint statement of the Governments of Australia and Canada on bilateral cooperation, including AI governance and safety.

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The Leaders further agreed to strengthen policy and regulatory exchanges to advance AI sovereignty, inclusivity, access and trustworthiness; promote AI adoption and related business-to-business partnerships; and advance joint capacity-building throug...
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Karsten Wildberger
Germany's Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization; former CEO of Ceconomy

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Today’s Joint Declaration of intent moves the German-Canadian Digital Alliance from vision to implementation. Germany and Canada are united in our belief that responsible AI development and resilient digital ecosystems are critical to long-term econo...
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Keir Starmer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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We want to bring our leadership in defence, tech and AI together with Europe to multiply our strengths and build a shared industrial base across our continent.
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A Blueprint for Multinational Advanced AI Development.
Oxford Martin AIGI policy report

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an international advanced AI research & development partnership of AI bridge powers (1) can feasibly produce frontier AI models; and (2) is essential for safeguarding the sovereignty, democratic values, economic competitiveness and growth, technical ...
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