On 28–29 October 2025, UNDP’s Global Policy Centre for Governance convened global leaders and practitioners in Oslo, Norway, for the New Ways of Governing Conference. The event examined how governance systems can evolve across four key areas – AI and data, evidence-informed policymaking, democratic innovation, and public finance.
LIRNEasia CEO Helani Galpaya was invited to participate in the two-day conference, which was held under Chatham House rules. Her contributions to the track on “Governing AI and Data” drew on LIRNEasia’s recent research on data-governance policies across Asia, as well as the organisation’s ongoing work on AI governance. She also served as a scene-setter for the same ‘Governance of AI and Data’ track.
The conference’s key insights and recommendations have been compiled into a summary report that brings together cross-cutting lessons and priority actions. The ‘New Ways of Governing’ Conference report can be accessed here.
