A Bridge Between Global North & Global South

This website is a warm welcome and an invitation to join us in shaping the governance, regulation, education and use of artificial intelligence. We bring together professional perspectives from the Global North and Global South to exchange knowledge, learn from one another and contribute to responsible AI in practice.

Whether you work in policy, research, technology, education or institutional practice, we invite you to explore AIGC and help shape this shared endeavour.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming economies, societies, institutions and the way decisions are made. Yet the opportunities and challenges of AI are not experienced equally across the world.

Too often, global conversations on AI governance are shaped by perspectives from a limited number of technologically advanced economies, while the experiences, priorities and realities of the Global South remain insufficiently represented.

I founded the AI Governance Corridor (AIGC) with a simple but ambitious idea: we need to build bridges, not boundaries.

AIGC seeks to serve as a bridge between the Global North and Global South—connecting policymakers, academics, technology leaders, legal and governance professionals, businesses, civil society and emerging voices to exchange knowledge, expertise and practical solutions.

Our concept of a corridor represents the movement of knowledge, ideas, expertise, policy experience, opportunities and collaboration across regions. Our concept of a bridge represents dialogue, partnership and mutual understanding.

We believe the Global South should not simply adopt governance models developed elsewhere. Its countries and communities must also contribute their own perspectives, experiences and solutions to the global AI governance conversation.

AIGC therefore seeks to facilitate two-way knowledge exchange, responsible AI, capacity building, research, policy dialogue and meaningful international collaboration.

Our ambition is to help create an AI future that is responsible, inclusive, sustainable and accessible across regions—not only technologically advanced, but also socially and institutionally prepared.

I invite experts, institutions, policymakers, innovators, researchers and organizations from across the world to join this journey.

Together, we can build a corridor of knowledge and collaboration—and a stronger bridge between the Global North and Global South.

Shakeel A. Mian

Founder, AI Governance Corridor (AIGC)

To become a trusted global bridge connecting the Global North and Global South for inclusive, responsible and effective AI governance.

We envision a world where countries, institutions and communities—regardless of geography or level of technological development—can participate meaningfully in shaping the future of artificial intelligence.

AIGC seeks to contribute to a global AI ecosystem where knowledge flows across borders, diverse perspectives are represented, capacity is strengthened, and responsible AI becomes a shared global objective.

To connect people, knowledge, expertise and opportunities across the Global North and Global South to advance responsible AI governance through collaboration, research, policy dialogue, capacity building and practical solutions.

AIGC will work to:

CONNECT — Bring together policymakers, academics, technology leaders, legal experts, businesses and other stakeholders.

SHARE — Facilitate two-way exchange of knowledge, research, experience and best practices.

COLLABORATE — Build cross-border partnerships and practical initiatives around AI governance and responsible AI.

BUILD CAPACITY — Support AI governance literacy, professional development, institutional capacity and emerging talent, particularly across the Global South.

CREATE IMPACT — Translate global AI governance discussions into practical solutions relevant to countries, organizations and communities.

AIGC — the AI Governance Corridor — is an initiative connecting researchers, practitioners and institutional perspectives around AI governance. Its work brings together a Council forum, focused working groups and contributors from different disciplines.

We aim to make governance questions easier to examine across different legal, social and institutional contexts. The purpose is reciprocal learning and practical insight, without assuming that one approach can serve every setting.

No single model has been agreed. AIGC seeks to develop shared, adaptable frameworks through comparison and cooperation, without creating a global regulatory authority.

Knowledge exchange, responsible AI, capacity building and policy dialogue connect the work across AIGC.

Contributors bring evidence and experience to a defined question. Comparative discussion helps identify what can be learned together and what must remain specific to each context.