Artificial intelligence has the potential to accelerate progress on sustainable development; but technology alone is not enough.

Real impact depends on the people, institutions and systems that shape how AI is designed, governed and used.

Building digital skills, strengthening public institutions, fostering trust and ensuring inclusive governance are essential to making AI work for everyone, not just a few.

As this latest collaboration between UNDP and the World Economic Forum explores, investing in the "human layer" is critical to unlocking AI's potential while ensuring it advances equity, resilience and sustainable development.
Because the future of AI isn't just about smarter technology. It's about empowering people to use it responsibly and inclusively.

📖 Read the full story: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/06/ai-human-governance-undp/

Written by Ugo Blanco Resident Representative, Multi-Country Office (MCO) for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, United Nations Development Programme, and Keyzom Ngodup Massally Director of the AI Hub for Sustainable Development, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)