From AI Governance Evidence to Local Readiness: Prototyping Public-Interest AI through Intercultural Dialogue

​Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence

​6–7 July 2026 I Palexpo, Geneva

​Organizers:  Global Center on AI Governance, BRISD, EuroMedAI

​Background and focus

​The goal of ensuring societies benefit from AI while preventing its potential harms has become a recurring commitment across global fora, international agreements, and national policy initiatives. Yet these commitments do not guarantee that AI will improve people’s lives, especially at the local level where public services, civic participation, and social inclusion are directly experienced. Translating principles into action raises critical questions: What are the most pressing AI governance challenges? Where are countries and regions making progress? How can global evidence inform local AI readiness? And how can intercultural dialogue help build governance frameworks that reflect regional legal traditions, civic cultures, linguistic diversity, and community needs?

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​This session brings together three organizations tracing a path from AI governance evidence to local readiness, through intercultural exchange and prototyping.