Pan-Asia
Asia-wide AI governance initiatives
China: Structured Regulation with a Focus on Safety and Control
China operates one of the world’s most comprehensive governance regimes, combining data protection, algorithm registration, and content oversight to ensure safe and accountable technology development.
Taiwan: Draft AI Act Balancing Innovation and Accountability
Taiwan is developing a comprehensive AI governance law that combines accountability, transparency, and proportional oversight.
Hong Kong: Global Alignment Through Data and Ethics Governance
Hong Kong aligns international privacy principles with local accountability frameworks, bridging global ethics and regional compliance.
Bangladesh: Strengthening Digital Governance Through Privacy and Public Sector Modernisation
Bangladesh is building early foundations for digital governance through privacy reforms, national digital strategies, and public-sector modernisation.
South Asia: Strengthening Digital Governance Through Rights, Privacy, and Public Sector Transformation
South Asia is developing digital governance through strong privacy laws, public-sector modernisation, and early guidance on fairness and transparency.
Japan: Principles-Led Governance with Strong Industry Input
Japan’s approach to governance relies on voluntary principles and industry partnership, promoting accountability, safety, and fairness without rigid regulation.
North Asia: Diverse Models of Structured Governance
Exploring AI governance and policy frameworks in Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Indonesia: Building Trust in Public Use and Data Safety
Indonesia is strengthening responsible digital governance through data protection laws, public-service modernisation, and guidelines for transparency and fairness.
Malaysia: Guiding Innovation Through Standards and Industry Readiness
Malaysia is shaping responsible technology use through national roadmaps, standards, and public–private collaboration rather than a single binding law.
Vietnam: Policy Foundations Focused on National Development
Vietnam integrates responsible digital governance into its national development strategy, driven by data protection, cybersecurity, and sector guidelines.
Thailand: Balancing Opportunity and Oversight
Thailand is developing responsible governance through its privacy law, national digital strategies, and emerging guidelines for transparency and safe public-sector deployment.
Philippines: Emerging Frameworks for Safe and Inclusive Automation
The Philippines is building responsible governance through ethical guidelines, strong privacy laws, and digital government initiatives.
ASEAN: Regional AI Governance Overview
How ASEAN member states are approaching AI governance, safety, and innovation across a diverse and fast-growing region.
South Korea: Building a Legal Base for a Data-Driven Economy
South Korea is developing a rights-based governance framework anchored in privacy protection, fairness, and algorithmic accountability.
Mongolia: Laying the Foundations for Digital Governance and Data Protection
Mongolia is building its digital governance base through privacy law, national digital strategies, and early moves toward responsible use of automated systems.
Pan-Asia: Many Paths to Responsible Governance Across a Diverse Digital Region
Pan-Asia unites North Asia, ASEAN, and South Asia in a shared landscape of accountability, privacy, fairness, and transparency shaped by different governance traditions.
Singapore: The Model Framework That Shaped Regional Thinking
Singapore's Model Governance Framework and AI Verify programme have become regional reference points for practical, accountable, business-ready AI governance.
India: Scale, Rights, and Responsible Digital Infrastructure
India is shaping a rights-based digital governance model driven by strong data protection rules, public digital infrastructure, and sector guidance for responsible automation.
Sri Lanka: Advancing Digital Governance Through Privacy Reform and Public Sector Modernisation
Sri Lanka is strengthening digital governance through privacy reform, e-government expansion, and early guidance on responsible system use.