AboutOur WorkBlogContactAboutOur WorkBlogContact#multilateralism16 postsAllEventsStrategyPublicationsAIMultilateralismResponse to the Zero Draft of the Global Digital Compact: What it Means for AI GovernanceApril 05, 2024Context In September 2024, Member States of the United Nations are set to adopt the Global Digital Compact (GDC), an internationally…The Relevance of WSIS & IGF for International AI GovernanceMarch 26, 2024As multilateral processes and bodies such as the Global Digital Compact (GDC) and High-Level Body on Artificial Intelligence (AI) begin…Response to the Interim Report of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial IntelligenceJanuary 02, 2024On 26 October 2023, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched a High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence (HLAB on AI…Submission to the Global Digital Compact on the Interpretability of AI Foundation ModelsApril 26, 2023As part of the UN’s Our Common Agenda, an intergovernmental process on digital governance has been put in place to produce the ‘Global…Response to Our Common Agenda Policy Brief 1: “To Think and Act for Future Generations”March 21, 2023The Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) of the United Nations is publishing a series of policy briefs to inform the Our Common…Response to Our Common Agenda Policy Brief 2: “Strengthening the International Response to Complex Global Shocks – An Emergency Platform”March 21, 2023The Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) of the United Nations is publishing a series of policy briefs to inform the Our Common…Workshop Proceedings: Future-proofing the Multilateral SystemMarch 06, 2023From the 13th-16th January, the Simon Institute hosted 30 actors from across the multilateral system and academia to discuss risks from technological development ...Elements Paper for the Declaration on Future GenerationsSeptember 13, 2022Future generations are fundamentally disempowered: they will inherit the planet and society we leave for them, yet they have no say in how…Input for High-Level Advisory Board Member Poonam Ghimire and the UN FoundationAugust 26, 2022In August 2022, SI was invited to contribute to two consultations held by the United Nations Foundation and High-Level Advisory Board member…SI's Plans to Support 'Our Common Agenda'August 17, 2022This post outlines SI’s strategic thinking around and current plan to engage with Our Common Agenda (OCA). The plan was developed in July…SI at the Global Platform on Disaster Risk ReductionJune 14, 2022From May 23-28, SI’s CEO Maxime Stauffer attended the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) to speak on how the disaster risk…Preparedness Exercises @ BWC Meeting of States PartiesNovember 25, 2021The Geneva Science-Policy Interface (GSPI) and the Simon Institute for Longterm Governance (SI) are pleased to invite you to explore the in-person table-top exercise...Side Event - BWC Meeting of ExpertsSeptember 06, 2021This event already took place. You can read a recap of it on the blog of the Geneva Science-Policy Interface. Complementing the BWC Meeting…2021 UN High-Level Political ForumJuly 07, 2021Together with the Geneva Science-Policy Interface, SI contributes “Behavioral Solutions for Evidence-based Decision-making” to the UN High…United Nations for the Future - a Collection of Key Texts for Long-term GovernanceJuly 01, 2021Future generations are front and center of many foundational international governance texts. Yet, consideration of their interests regularly falls into oblivion... Navigating Complexity and Information Overload in Decision-makingMarch 31, 2021On April 1st, we co-hosted the event "Towards 2030: Navigating complexity and information overload in decision-making" as part of UNRISD's "From Science to Practice" series...
Response to the Zero Draft of the Global Digital Compact: What it Means for AI GovernanceApril 05, 2024Context In September 2024, Member States of the United Nations are set to adopt the Global Digital Compact (GDC), an internationally…
The Relevance of WSIS & IGF for International AI GovernanceMarch 26, 2024As multilateral processes and bodies such as the Global Digital Compact (GDC) and High-Level Body on Artificial Intelligence (AI) begin…
Response to the Interim Report of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial IntelligenceJanuary 02, 2024On 26 October 2023, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched a High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence (HLAB on AI…
Submission to the Global Digital Compact on the Interpretability of AI Foundation ModelsApril 26, 2023As part of the UN’s Our Common Agenda, an intergovernmental process on digital governance has been put in place to produce the ‘Global…
Response to Our Common Agenda Policy Brief 1: “To Think and Act for Future Generations”March 21, 2023The Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) of the United Nations is publishing a series of policy briefs to inform the Our Common…
Response to Our Common Agenda Policy Brief 2: “Strengthening the International Response to Complex Global Shocks – An Emergency Platform”March 21, 2023The Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) of the United Nations is publishing a series of policy briefs to inform the Our Common…
Workshop Proceedings: Future-proofing the Multilateral SystemMarch 06, 2023From the 13th-16th January, the Simon Institute hosted 30 actors from across the multilateral system and academia to discuss risks from technological development ...
Elements Paper for the Declaration on Future GenerationsSeptember 13, 2022Future generations are fundamentally disempowered: they will inherit the planet and society we leave for them, yet they have no say in how…
Input for High-Level Advisory Board Member Poonam Ghimire and the UN FoundationAugust 26, 2022In August 2022, SI was invited to contribute to two consultations held by the United Nations Foundation and High-Level Advisory Board member…
SI's Plans to Support 'Our Common Agenda'August 17, 2022This post outlines SI’s strategic thinking around and current plan to engage with Our Common Agenda (OCA). The plan was developed in July…
SI at the Global Platform on Disaster Risk ReductionJune 14, 2022From May 23-28, SI’s CEO Maxime Stauffer attended the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) to speak on how the disaster risk…
Preparedness Exercises @ BWC Meeting of States PartiesNovember 25, 2021The Geneva Science-Policy Interface (GSPI) and the Simon Institute for Longterm Governance (SI) are pleased to invite you to explore the in-person table-top exercise...
Side Event - BWC Meeting of ExpertsSeptember 06, 2021This event already took place. You can read a recap of it on the blog of the Geneva Science-Policy Interface. Complementing the BWC Meeting…
2021 UN High-Level Political ForumJuly 07, 2021Together with the Geneva Science-Policy Interface, SI contributes “Behavioral Solutions for Evidence-based Decision-making” to the UN High…
United Nations for the Future - a Collection of Key Texts for Long-term GovernanceJuly 01, 2021Future generations are front and center of many foundational international governance texts. Yet, consideration of their interests regularly falls into oblivion...
Navigating Complexity and Information Overload in Decision-makingMarch 31, 2021On April 1st, we co-hosted the event "Towards 2030: Navigating complexity and information overload in decision-making" as part of UNRISD's "From Science to Practice" series...