“No one country or actor can govern artificial intelligence”
July 9, 2026
Photos: ITU/D. Woldu and UN website.
The President is at inaugural meeting of AI for Good Global Commission.
The President at the first meeting of AI for Good Global Commission in Geneva.
A total of 44 people sit on the new AI for Good Global Commission. More information is available on the commission's website.
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The President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, addressed the closing session of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance yesterday and gave an opening address at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva today. Organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in cooperation with the United Nations (UN), the the events are part of UN Digital Week.
In her address to the AI for Good Global Summit, the President emphasized that many stakeholders must join forces to shape the framework for the technological advances that are transforming people’s lives and the development of societies. She added that it is crucial for young people to be involved in policymaking in this field as well. “No single country can govern this technology alone. No company can earn trust alone. No generation should be asked to live with decisions it has had no part in shaping.”
The President also attended the inaugural meeting of AI for Good Global Commission, on which she serves as a founding member.
Artificial intelligence, the most transformative technology of our lifetime, is rapidly moving beyond generating information to reasoning, making decisions, and taking action. It has the potential to accelerate scientific discovery, expand access to essential services, and enhance human capability. But it also raises urgent new questions about trust, accountability, human agency, and how its benefits can be broadly shared.
The AI for Good Global Commission brings together a high-level multistakeholder group to help identify practical pathways to strengthen trust, support responsible innovation, and deliver broad-based economic and social benefits for people around the world. New Commissioners are set to join, further expanding the breadth of expertise and stakeholder perspectives.
The Commission, convened by the ITU and the UN, is made up of individuals from different fields and with diverse backgrounds. It is led by Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, and Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the ITU. Others Commissioners include Alar Karis, President of Estonia, Brad Smith, President of Microsoft, Julie Sweet, CEO of Accenture, musician William Adams (will.i.am), Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information of Singapore, and Emma Theofelus, Minister of Information, Communication, and Technology of Namibia.
The Commission’s task is to address technical, social, and economic issues related to artificial intelligence and to make policy recommendations in this field.
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