Global Dialogue on AI Governance (UN)
I had the honor to join the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance from its very first steps, bringing in a business‑side view from enterprises that actually develop and deploy AI. For me, this UN initiative matters because AI is already shaping everyday decisions in organisations, while global rules and coordination are still catching up.
Let’s be brutally honest: the biggest risk for this Dialogue is not only geopolitics, but that it stays exactly where its name suggests – in endless discussion. Talking is needed so people from across the globe understand each other, but if it stops there, nothing changes in real life.
I proposed that the Dialogue actively brings enterprises into the room to share concrete practices: how they design oversight into systems, how they monitor AI in production, how they handle incidents, how they shape the market by taking responsible choices. Based on these real examples, the UN process could build simple global guidance and “starter” standards – from basic setups for smaller organisations to more advanced models for complex environments – so responsible AI becomes something you can actually implement, step by step, not just a slogan.
ITU AI Working Groups
Alongside the UN Dialogue, I also contribute to AI and cybersecurity work at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), including the Agentic AI for Smart Cities Group and the Cybersecurity Working Group. ITU may sound technical, but it has very real impact: it shapes standards for digital infrastructure, networks and cybersecurity that end up embedded in how our systems and services work worldwide.
These groups bring together the biggest institutional and private‑sector players, which means that what is agreed there can quickly influence how technology is built, secured and deployed in practice. My role is to bring in a grounded governance and rights‑aware perspective, so that AI‑driven digitalisation and cybersecurity standards support not only efficiency and connectivity, but also safety, accountability and workable, real‑world compliance for organisations of different sizes.
By Ewa Wojnarska-Krajewska
Ewa Wojnarska-Krajewska 