Artificial intelligence is transforming the global industrial landscape, international political order, and the trajectory of human development at an unprecedented pace. While generating tremendous developmental dividends, it also poses significant challenges to global governance frameworks. How to bridge the AI divide and strengthen North-South dialogue has become an urgent issue in global AI governance.On the afternoon of April 25, 2026, the Shanghai Forum 2026 sub-forum on “Global AI Governan

Amid what is widely seen as a new phase of rapid advancement in global artificial intelligence technologies, the challenge of how to reconfigure governance frameworks across different actors, bridge the so-called intelligence divide, and strengthen North–South dialogue are increasingly viewed as pressing issues for the international community.On the morning of 25 April 2026, the sub-forum “Global AI Governance: Bridging the Intelligence Divide and Enhancing North–South Dialogue (I)” was held at

On April 24, 2026, the sub-forum “Labor Market Transformation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: New Challenges for China and the World” was successfully held as part of the Shanghai Forum. Professor Zhang Jun, Senior Professor and Dean of the School of Economics at Fudan University, chaired the session. The event was organized by the universitys China Center for Economic Studies and moderated by Associate Professor Hu Bo of the School of Economics.The discussion focused on the profound tran

On the afternoon of April 24, 2026, the Shanghai Forum 2026 sub-forum on “Co-Governance and Coordination: Building a New Global Order for AI Governance” was held at The Grand Halls in Shanghai. The forum was hosted by the Research Center for Technological Innovation Strategy, Fudan University and co-organized by the Global Industry Organization (GIO) and Wanbang New Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd. Focusing on key issues such as governance of generative artificial intelligence, regulatory upgra

On April 25, the “Upgrading Health Governance Through Digital and AI Technologies” sub-forum of the 2026 Shanghai Forum was held at the Fudan University International Academic Exchange Center. The event was co-hosted by the Digital Health and Governance Innovation Center (Shanghai Jiading-Fudan International Education, Science and Technology Innovation Center), the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (SCDC), and the Fudan Development Institute (FDDI). It was organized in

On April 24–25, the Shanghai Forum 2026 sub-forum entitled “AI for Sustainable Urban Systems and Climate Resilience AISUS+: AI Empowering Urban Sustainable Development and Resilience Building” was held in Shanghai, China. The conference was hosted by Fudan University, with support from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), the Monitoring, Analysis and Prediction of Air Quality (MAP-AQ Initiat

The rapid development of artificial intelligence is profoundly reshaping the ways knowledge is produced and skills are developed, while also creating new governance needs in relation to equity, inclusion, ethics, security and global development. As the significance of AI for Good becomes increasingly evident, higher education institutions are playing a more critical role in global AI governance. Universities are not only key actors in foundational AI research, interdisciplinary knowledge product

On April 24, Shanghai Forum 2026 kicked off at The Grand Halls on North Bund, Shanghai. Lasting three days, this year’s forum takes “The Age of Reconfiguration: Innovation and Global Governance” as its main theme.Nearly 400 participants from think tanks, universities, governments, enterprises, media outlets and other institutions across more than 50 countries and regions worldwide exchanged views on topics including artificial intelligence governance, green transition and the Global South develo