WTO: Reform talks expose North-South divide over written-only proposals (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The United States and the European Union, among other industrialized countries, have apparently insisted that discussions on reform of the World Trade Organization be confined to "written submissions" made by members, to the exclusion of oral interventions - a stance that seems to impose new burdens on developing and least-developed countries, given their resource and capacity constraints, said people familiar with the development.

UN: US-China AI dominance "hijacking" global governance debate? (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Amid a technological upheaval where a handful of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms wield unprecedented influence over governments and exacerbate income inequalities on a scale rarely seen in previous economic and technological ruptures, the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance appears to be desperately searching for "guardrails" to shield nations from emerging turmoil.

Development: Southern civil society groups call for fair AI governance (PRIV)
(Lean Ka-Min, Penang)
Denouncing the emerging artificial intelligence (AI) order as lacking legitimacy, civil society organisations from across the developing world are advocating "a South-led AI paradigm" that promotes development, human rights and environmental sustainability.