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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia and the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore, are pleased to organise the ISAS-KAS Panel Discussion on “AI Governance in the Indo-Pacific: Competition, Sovereignty and Strategic Adaptation.”
Artificial intelligence is shaping economic transformation, public-sector innovation, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and geopolitical competition. At the same time, AI governance raises important questions relating to digital sovereignty, economic security, infrastructure dependence, data ecosystems and strategic autonomy.
The discussion will explore how governments and policymakers in the region are balancing innovation and regulation, openness and sovereignty, and economic pragmatism with strategic autonomy. It will also consider whether ASEAN’s soft-law and development-oriented approach to AI governance could offer a meaningful model for the Global South, while assessing the opportunities and challenges facing Singapore as a global AI hub.
The event will feature a keynote address by Mr Errol Levy, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Delegation of the European Union to Singapore, followed by a presentation of the report “AI Governance in the Indo-Pacific: Competition, Sovereignty and Strategic Adaptation” by Dr Karthik Nachiappan, Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.
Register here: bit.ly/AIGovernanceIndoPacific
Download the agenda: Panel Discussion Programme - AI Governance in the Indo-Pacific_24 June 2026.pdf
