Page 4 - AI Standards for Global Impact: From Governance to Action

Foreword

Standards have always been central to the work of ITU. Artificial intelligence reminds us why.
The principles we want to live by must be embedded in the standards we develop.

Standards help us innovate at scale and share innovation worldwide. They are the common
understandings we all need to prosper. Ultimately, standards create confidence to keep
innovating, investing, and doing business internationally.

Standards must deliver this value far and wide, especially as we develop and apply advanced
technologies like AI and quantum.

This report covers insights shared as part of the International AI Standards Exchange track of
the AI for Good Global Summit 2025. It highlights the latest trends and applications in areas
from networking, multimedia authenticity, cybersecurity, and quantum technologies to energy
efficiency, healthcare, food security, and smart mobility.

In these areas and many more, the report summarizes the summit’s in-depth workshop
discussions on key innovations and related business and policy objectives, identifying related
priorities for ongoing or new standards work.
To achieve the future we want, standards need to be the result of a process that is inclusive,
transparent, and aligned with our ambitions for a better world.

ITU offers this assurance.

All participants’ voices are heard, and every step forward is determined by consensus decision.
We have 160 years of experience to build on. And we have global community that believes in
commitment to collaboration and consensus.

I welcome you to join us.

Seizo Onoe
Director of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

Figure 1: Seizo Onoe, Director of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

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