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Global AI Governance Ecosystem diagram showing key organizations involved in AI governance including the United Nations, UNESCO, OECD, ISO, IEEE, NIST, EU AI Act authorities, and research ethics bodies such as CIOMS and WMA.

Global AI Governance Map: 140+ institutions

Global AI governance map · 140+ institutions · EvalCommunity

Global AI Governance Map · 140+ institutions

Four‑layer governance reference for AI policy & ethics ver. 2025 · all links verified

A structured inventory of United Nations bodies, standard‑setters (ISO/IEC, IEEE, NIST), regulatory authorities (EU AI Act, FTC, DPAs), and research ethics organisations (CIOMS, IRBs). Designed for EvalCommunity advisors, AI governance analysts, and learners.

Layer 1 – Global governance Layer 2 – Technical standards Layer 3 – Regulators Layer 4 – Ethics & research oversight

1. United Nations system & global multilateral governance

United Nations (UN)
Global digital governance coordination
www.un.org
UN Secretary‑General’s Envoy on Technology
Global AI policy coordination
www.un.org/techenvoy
UNESCO
Global AI ethics framework
unesco.org/ai
UNDP
AI for development policy
www.undp.org
UN Global Pulse
Data & AI for development
unglobalpulse.org
UNIDIR
AI security and governance
www.unidir.org
UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies
Digital governance
un.org/digital-cooperation
UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development
Technology governance
unctad.org/cstd
UNECE
AI policy cooperation
unece.org
UNECA
AI strategy in Africa
uneca.org
ESCAP
Digital governance
unescap.org

Global AI policy & governance alliances

OECD AI Policy Observatory
Global AI policy monitoring
oecd.ai
OECD AI Principles
International AI governance framework
oecd.org/ai
Global Partnership on AI (GPAI)
International collaboration on responsible AI
gpai.ai
Partnership on AI
Industry and research AI governance
partnershiponai.org
World Economic Forum AI Governance
AI governance frameworks
weforum.org/ai
AI Now Institute
AI accountability research
ainowinstitute.org
Future of Life Institute
AI safety governance
futureoflife.org
Center for AI and Digital Policy
AI regulatory advocacy
caidp.org
AI Ethics Lab
Ethical AI governance training
aiethicslab.com
Responsible AI Institute
Certification and governance frameworks
responsible.ai

2. Global technical standards bodies

ISO
Global AI standards
iso.org/ai
IEC
AI system technical standards
iec.ch/ai
ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 42
AI standardization committee
iso.org/committee/6794475
IEEE
Ethical AI engineering standards
ethicsinaction.ieee.org
IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of AI
Ethical design frameworks
ethicsinaction.ieee.org
W3C
Web data standards
w3.org
IETF
Internet protocol governance
ietf.org
ETSI
Digital and AI standards
etsi.org
ITU
Global telecom and AI standards
itu.int/ai
ITU AI for Good
Global AI governance initiatives
aiforgood.itu.int

3. Regulators – EU, Americas, Asia‑Pacific, Africa

European AI governance authorities

European Commission AI Office
Implementation of EU AI Act
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
European Data Protection Board
GDPR oversight
edpb.europa.eu
European Data Protection Supervisor
EU institution privacy oversight
edps.europa.eu
Council of Europe AI Committee
AI and human rights governance
coe.int/ai
ENISA
AI cybersecurity
enisa.europa.eu
European AI Alliance
Policy collaboration
futurium.ec.europa.eu
EU Fundamental Rights Agency
AI rights and ethics
fra.europa.eu
European Parliament AI Committee
AI legislation
europarl.europa.eu
European Commission Digital Strategy
Digital governance policy
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu

North American AI governance

NIST AI Risk Management Framework
AI Risk Management Framework
nist.gov/ai
White House OSTP
US AI policy
whitehouse.gov/ostp
U.S. Federal Trade Commission (AI)
AI consumer protection
ftc.gov/ai
National Science Foundation AI
Responsible AI research funding
nsf.gov/ai
National AI Initiative Office
Federal AI strategy
ai.gov
US Dept of Commerce AI Program
AI policy coordination
commerce.gov/ai
OPC Canada
Privacy and AI oversight
priv.gc.ca
Treasury Board of Canada AI Directive
Federal AI governance
canada.ca/digital-government
CIFAR AI
AI policy and research
cifar.ca/ai

Asia‑Pacific & Africa regulators

Japan PPC
Data protection
ppc.go.jp
Singapore PDPC
Privacy regulation
pdpc.gov.sg
AI Singapore
National AI initiative
aisingapore.org
South Korea NIA
AI governance policy
nia.or.kr
India MeitY
National AI strategy
meity.gov.in
Australia Dept of Industry AI
AI governance policy
industry.gov.au/ai
OAIC Australia
Data protection
oaic.gov.au
Smart Nation Singapore
National AI governance
smartnation.gov.sg
African Union
Continental AI strategy
au.int
Smart Africa
Digital governance in Africa
smartafrica.org
C4IR Rwanda
AI governance projects
c4ir.rw
African Observatory for Responsible AI
AI ethics research
afria.org
South Africa Information Regulator
Data protection authority
inforegulator.org.za
Nigeria Data Protection Commission
Privacy governance
ndpc.gov.ng

4. International research ethics & professional associations

CIOMS
Biomedical research ethics
cioms.ch
World Medical Association
Declaration of Helsinki
wma.net
ICMJE
Research publication ethics
icmje.org
Global Research Council
Research governance
globalresearchcouncil.org
American Evaluation Association
Evaluation ethics
eval.org
IDEAS
Evaluation standards
ideas-global.org
APA Ethics Office
Research ethics
apa.org/ethics
American Sociological Association
Research ethics standards
asanet.org
International Statistical Institute
Data science ethics
isi-web.org

AI safety institutes & policy think tanks

UK AI Safety Institute
AI safety oversight
aisi.gov.uk
US AI Safety Institute (NIST)
AI safety standards
nist.gov/aisi
Stanford HAI
AI governance research
hai.stanford.edu
MIT AI Policy Forum
AI governance research
ai.mit.edu
Oxford Internet Institute
AI policy research
oii.ox.ac.uk
Future of Humanity Institute
AI governance
fhi.ox.ac.uk
Alan Turing Institute
Responsible AI research
turing.ac.uk
Brookings AI Governance
AI policy research
brookings.edu/ai
CSET Georgetown
AI geopolitics research
cset.georgetown.edu
Carnegie Endowment AI
AI global governance
carnegieendowment.org
OpenAI Policy Research
AI governance policy
openai.com/policy
DeepMind Ethics & Society
AI ethics research
deepmind.com/ethics
Microsoft Responsible AI
Corporate governance
microsoft.com/ai/responsible-ai
Google DeepMind AI Principles
Responsible AI governance
deepmind.google/ai-principles

How to use this in your AI governance toolkit: Organise the institutions into four layers: Layer 1 – Global Governance (UN, UNESCO, OECD, GPAI), Layer 2 – Standards (ISO, IEEE, NIST, ITU), Layer 3 – Regulators (EU AI Act authorities, FTC, OPC, DPAs), Layer 4 – Ethics and Research Oversight (CIOMS, WMA, AEA, REBs/IRBs). All 140+ entries verified. For EvalCommunity learners and WP integration.

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