ImPACT Coalition on Artificial Intelligence

20 ImPACT Coalitions were established at the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference in order to build cooperation between stakeholders on key issues and initiatives leading up to and beyond the UN Summit of the Future.

ImPACT Coalition on Artificial Intelligence

The ImPACT Coalitions provide a space and a platform to engage civil society, UN Member States and other key stakeholders on the themes of the Summit of the Future and the proposals/initiatives being advanced in key inter-governmental and civil society documents being prepared for the Summit of the Future, including the Pact for the Future, Declaration on Future Generations and Peoples Pact for the Future.

Each ImPACT coalition is undertaking education, outreach, and advocacy on its thematic area up to and beyond the Summit of the Future.

There are currently 20 ImPACT coalitions being established on the following topics:

Accountability, Standards, and Monitoring

Anti-corruption

III

Artificial Intelligence

Arts, Culture, and Faith-based Solutions

Commission on the Status of Women Revitalization and the International Conference on Population and Development

Children’s Rights and Participation

VII

Digital Governance and Eliminating Digital Divides

VIII

Drug Policy for the Future

Earth Governance

Financing for Development and International Financial Architecture Reform

Funding and Resourcing for Citizens

XII

Future Generations

XIII

Inclusive Global Governance

XIV

Just Institutions and the International Court of Justice

Meaningful Youth Engagement and Intergenerational Solidarity

XVI

Peacebuilding

XVII

Representation and Inclusion of Marginalized Communities

XVIII

Science and Policy Solutions

XIX

Towards the World Social Summit

United Nations Charter Reform

ImPACT Coalition on Artificial Intelligence

The Impact Coalition, Artificial Intelligence (AI & Cyber-Tech Governance), is dedicated to establishing and reinforcing governance mechanisms (political, judicial, and executive) for artificial intelligence and related cyber-technologies. Such mechanisms are essential to ensure that AI development, deployment, and use are aligned with obligations to protect human rights, foster transparency, and guarantee accountability as these transformative technologies reshape our societies. The Coalition engages and mobilises civil society organisations, forward-thinking governments, legislators, domain experts, private-sector actors, and other stakeholders to forge multi-sector alliances and craft governance proposals and initiatives. Among its work, the Coalition (co-led by the Stimson Center and Lawyers Hub and convened under the umbrella of the Coalition for the UN We Need) aims to bring together more than 100 partners, including tech firms, states, and international organisations, to drive global management of AI in a safe, sustainable, inclusive way.

The coalition also builds on cross-cutting initiatives, such as the Global Digital Compact, which outlines a shared architecture for digital governance, including AI, thereby situating its efforts within an emerging field of international normative architecture.

Join the ImPACT Coalition on Artificial Intelligence

The coalition is open to anyone interested in Artificial Intelligence and the UN Summit of the Future. There is no fee or requirement to support any particular AI governance proposal/initiative.

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