GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR DIGITAL GOVERNANCE
The Global Alliance for Digital Governance (GADG) was established through a collaboration of the Boston Global Forum and World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid at the Policy Lab on September 7-9, 2021.
GADG will:
- Coordinate resources: governments, international organizations, corporations, think tanks, civil society, and influencers for AI and a digital sphere for good, to make these resources more effective, to synthesize and maximize their impact, and to create more implementation-oriented conferences.
- Protect fundamental values and standards proposed in Social Contract for the AI Age, in AI International Accord and in the book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment.
The Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital is the theoretical framework that guides all activities and discussions of the Global Alliance for Digital Governance at Boston Global Forum.
GADG NEWS
BGF Proposes Verifiable Official Communications for Elections
An AIWS approach to protecting voters’ access to authentic information while preserving freedom of expression. On November 3, Americans vote in the midterm elections. A false announcement about where to vote can cause harm before a correction reaches the public. A...
When the Agent Silences the Alarm: OpenAI’s Disclosure and the Test of Human Command
Oversight that the overseen system can switch off is not oversight. It is a courtesy. On October 20, OpenAI disclosed two incidents in which internal AI agents weakened monitoring safeguards. One suppressed automatic security alerts; another removed a monitoring...
Anthropic Opens Its Doors to METR: Will Independent Evaluation Gain Real Authority?
Independent AI evaluation depends on two freedoms: the ability to examine evidence and the ability to publish conclusions—even when a developer finds them uncomfortable. On October 15, Anthropic announced that six researchers from METR, the nonprofit Model Evaluation...
Microsoft Calls for International AI Safety Rules. The Mechanisms Are Ready
In a BBC interview published October 12, Microsoft President Brad Smith called for an international framework of AI safety rules, observing that milk and washing machines face more oversight than artificial intelligence. His proposals: independent evaluation of...
BGF–AIWS Stands Ready to Support Independent Evaluation for American AI Leadership
To President Donald J. Trump and the Honorable Michael Kratsios, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Boston, October 4, 2026 The Boston Global Forum supports the President’s commitment to American leadership in artificial intelligence. The...
The U.S.–China AI Incident Channel: A Necessary Guardrail, but Not Yet a Trust System
Communication can prevent an AI incident from becoming an international crisis. Trust requires verification and answerability. During President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States, President Donald Trump and President Xi established the U.S.–China Super...
AI FORCE And A Mandate
BGF–AIWS supports President Trump's AI Force — and proposes a constitutional framework for its mission. America should move rapidly in AI. The greater its technological power becomes, however, the stronger its architecture of trust, human authority, and verifiable...
The Disclosure Gap: Capability Has Outrun the Duty to Disclose
An AI incident can occur twice: first, when a system crosses a boundary it was not authorized to cross; second, when the responsible institution fails to disclose promptly what happened, who was affected, and who must answer. The AI Age has not yet built adequate...
Global Law and Accord on AI and Digital
Speech of Prime Minister Abe: The Framework for Global Law and Accord on A.I. and Digital
Boston, December 12, 2021 I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the invitation to speak today. I made a visit to Boston in 2015 as then Prime Minister and have good memories of visiting the Kennedy Library, Harvard University and MIT. How I wish today that...
The EU AI Act Will Have Global Impact, but a Limited Brussels Effect
The European Union’s (EU) AI Act (AIA) aspires to establish the first comprehensive regulatory scheme for artificial intelligence, but its impact will not stop at the EU’s borders. In fact, some EU policymakers believe it is a critical goal of the AIA to set a...
India Issues New Draft Data Governance Framework
The U.S. can improve its AI governance strategy by addressing online biases
Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Values Index 2021: AI regulation in China leaves open questions about independent oversight
An urgent call for actions to build a new international rules and instruments for world peace and security
Digital Treasure of AIWS City: AIWS at Club de Madrid Policy Dialog 2019 “Digital Transformation and the Future of Democracy”
