On 7 July, the Group of Friends of Global Governance (GFGG) held a high-level seminar on AI for Good and for All at the Palexpo international exhibition and congress center in Geneva.

H.E. Mr. Li Lecheng, Minister of Industry and Information Technology of China, H.E. Mr. Jia Guide, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva; H.E. Mr. Zhaslan Madiyev, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, H.E. Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Alexander Alimov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia; H.E. Mr. Amandeep Gill, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, as well as heads and high-level representatives of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the South Centre, among others, delivered remarks. Permanent Representatives of Zambia, Kenya, Gambia, Maldives and other countries, as well as scholars from Chinese and foreign think tanks, also addressed the seminar. More than 200 participants attended the event, including ministers in charge or Permanent Representatives of member states of the GFGG, such as Djibouti, Thailand and Belarus, and senior officials from countries including the United States, the United Kingdom and France, as well as international organizations.

Minister Li Lecheng introduced China's achievements in AI development and stated that global governance of AI calls for stronger international cooperation. All parties should deepen innovation cooperation, strengthen collaborative governance, fully unleash the dividends of AI, and jointly create a better AI era.  Ambassador Jia Guide noted that promoting AI for good and for all requires a people-centered approach, openness and cooperation, as well as multilateralism. China stands ready to work with all parties to guide AI toward a beneficial, safe, and fair future, and contribute to better global governance and a community with a shared future for humanity.

Participants emphasized the need to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, promote the development of AI for good and for all, and harness AI for the benefit of humanity. They noted that, by convening the seminar on the margins of the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance and the AI for Good Global Summit, the GFGG had made a positive contribution to global AI governance.