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== International governance participation ==

In February 2025, RIA published a record of its submission on proposed UN global AI-governance mechanisms. The intervention concerned the structure and operation of an independent scientific panel and a global dialogue, following the Global Digital Compact. It addressed their role within the UN system and how they could support effective participation.<ref name="un">[https://researchictafrica.net/research/ria-submits-input-on-un-global-ai-governance-mechanisms/ Scott Timcke, RIA Submits Input on UN Global AI Governance Mechanisms, February 19, 2025]. Accessed September 12, 2026.</ref>

In February 2025, RIA published a record of its submission on proposed [[United Nations|UN]] global AI-governance mechanisms. The intervention concerned the structure and operation of an independent scientific panel and a global dialogue, following the Global Digital Compact. It addressed their role within the UN system and how they could support effective participation.<ref name="un">[https://researchictafrica.net/research/ria-submits-input-on-un-global-ai-governance-mechanisms/ Scott Timcke, RIA Submits Input on UN Global AI Governance Mechanisms, February 19, 2025]. Accessed September 12, 2026.</ref>

This record establishes RIA's participation in a consultation process. It does not establish that RIA authored the eventual institutional arrangements or that all its recommendations were adopted. Its work connects national and regional research with debate over who contributes evidence and sets priorities in international AI governance.<ref name="un" />

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 == International governance participation ==
-In February 2025, RIA published a record of its submission on proposed UN global AI-governance mechanisms. The intervention concerned the structure and operation of an independent scientific panel and a global dialogue, following the Global Digital Compact. It addressed their role within the UN system and how they could support effective participation.<ref name="un">[https://researchictafrica.net/research/ria-submits-input-on-un-global-ai-governance-mechanisms/ Scott Timcke, RIA Submits Input on UN Global AI Governance Mechanisms, February 19, 2025]. Accessed September 12, 2026.</ref>
+In February 2025, RIA published a record of its submission on proposed [[United Nations|UN]] global AI-governance mechanisms. The intervention concerned the structure and operation of an independent scientific panel and a global dialogue, following the Global Digital Compact. It addressed their role within the UN system and how they could support effective participation.<ref name="un">[https://researchictafrica.net/research/ria-submits-input-on-un-global-ai-governance-mechanisms/ Scott Timcke, RIA Submits Input on UN Global AI Governance Mechanisms, February 19, 2025]. Accessed September 12, 2026.</ref>
 This record establishes RIA's participation in a consultation process. It does not establish that RIA authored the eventual institutional arrangements or that all its recommendations were adopted. Its work connects national and regional research with debate over who contributes evidence and sets priorities in international AI governance.<ref name="un" />