Who Governs The Future? Reimagining Governance And Accountability In The Age Of AI And Global Regulation

Global cooperation is vital to ensure that systems shaping the public sphere are accountable and fair.
The future of governance lies not in controlling technology, but in embedding trust within it.
Governance and innovation should be mutually reinforcing pillars of progress.

This report explores how nation-states can govern AI with legitimacy and accountability through principle-based interoperability and argues for a governance approach grounded in financial accountability models like ICFR, adapted for the AI era through principle based interoperability.