Ideas Shaping AI Governance in Asia
Analysis and commentary from the AISA team: what our programmes are learning while the work is still under way
Nobody Is Worried About the Same Thing: AI, Jobs, and the Geopolitics of Cooperation
Svaradiva A. D., Regional Program Manager for AI Safety Asia, outlined insights from the World Economic Forum's meeting on Cooperation and Resilient Growth in a Fractured World, held in Tokyo on 4 September, 2026.
The World Doesn't Need Another UN AI Declaration. It Needs Architecture.
Writing in Tech Policy Press, AISA argues the UN's Global Dialogue on AI Governance must move past symbolic declarations, and build capacity across the Global Majority, put affected communities at the centre of governance design, and form a route to addressing catastrophic risk.
AISA reviewed the International AI Safety Report 2026
AI Safety Asia was among the reviewers of the International AI Safety Report 2026, the independent scientific assessment of general-purpose AI chaired by Yoshua Bengio and written by more than 100 experts.
Building Indonesia's AI Governance Capacity: Training the Architects of Responsible Innovation
AISA's intensive training programs equip Indonesian government leaders with frameworks to govern AI in the public interest
Building Southeast Asia's AI Governance Ecosystem: The Regional Roundtable Series
AISA convenes government officials, researchers, and civil society leaders across six Southeast Asian capitals, establishing critical infrastructure for regional AI governance collaboration
Empowering Civil Society: AI Governance Training for ASEAN Advocates
AISA equips grassroots leaders at DRAPAC 2025 with frameworks to engage effectively in AI policy and protect digital rights
Equipping Parliaments for the AI Age: AISA's Training for Commonwealth Legislators
At the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association's AI Conference, AISA delivered intensive training on building national AI capacity and parliamentary oversight frameworks
Reimagining Data Governance for an AI-Enabled Future
AISA and Asia Society France convene Europe-Asia dialogue at AI Action Summit, challenging dominant paradigms and building frameworks for data as a global public good
Training Asia's Cooperative AI Leaders: From Theory to Practice
AISA's inaugural Cooperative AI course attracts nearly 1,500 applicants and produces groundbreaking research grounded in Asian contexts
AI Safety Governance, The Southeast Asian Way: Bridging Global North Leadership with Regional Realities
A landmark collaboration between AI Safety Asia and the Brookings Institution charts a new course for inclusive AI governance
RAISE-SEA: Building Policy Resilience for an AI-Enabled Future
Recognized among the top 10 projects at Paris Peace Forum 2025, RAISE-SEA equips Global South leaders with tools to navigate AI's transformative impact
SEA Observatory: Born from Necessity, Built for Impact
Awarded second prize at UNESCO Global Forum on AI Ethics 2025, the SEA Observatory transforms fragmented knowledge into actionable intelligence for Southeast Asian AI governance
Hong Kong's vision of becoming AI hub demands clear road map
Hong Kong ranks 16th on the 2024 Global AI Index, strong on infrastructure and research but behind on government strategy and regulation. The piece argues the ambition needs a development blueprint and a governance structure behind it, and sets out five steps.
In the press
Where AISA's work has been reported elsewhere.