Recognized Partnership Hub of the UN Global Dialogue on AI

A coalition of initiatives for participatory AI.

PAIGHUB connects the people and organizations already bringing citizens' voices into AI governance — deliberative processes, civic assemblies, research symposia — so their work compounds instead of competing. One coordination space, many independent efforts.

Focus & goals

Why a hub?

Numerous initiatives already bring citizens into AI governance but they often work in isolation, duplicating effort. PAIGHUB helps them find each other, coordinate, and grow together. Between 2025 and 2030, the Hub aims to:

Convene a global network of at least 100 organizations working on participatory AI governance.

Maintain a living map of initiatives, methodologies and resources.

Organize annual coordination meetings and thematic working groups alongside Global Dialogue and AI Summit events.

Facilitate collaboration, partnership building and joint fundraising.

Develop shared principles and standards for meaningful citizen participation.

Coordinate engagement with the UN Global Dialogue, AI Summits, AI for Good, UNESCO, OECD and the IGF.

Thematic clusters
AI opportunities & implications Bridging AI divides Safe, secure & trustworthy AI Human rights
Relevant SDGs
SDG 9 — Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure SDG 10 — Reduced Inequalities SDG 16 — Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions SDG 17 — Partnerships for the Goals

Deliberative processes, in their own images

A sample of the participatory processes our founding partners have run or documented — citizen assemblies, deliberative polls and public engagement on AI, gathered in the PAVE Case Book.

Browse the full PAVE case book →

Founding partners

Who's coordinating the Hub

Global Coalition on Inclusive AI

An ecosystem of deliberations on AI, based on a multistakeholder coalition. 

Citizens' Track on AI

Bringing public deliberation into international AI governance processes.

PAIRS — Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium

Research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory AI.

Metagov

Infrastructure and standards for digital self-governance.

The Bloom Project

Community-rooted engagement on technology's impact on daily life.

Your organization?

Additional partners join as the Hub grows — see Join the network below.

2026 – 2030

Timeline & milestones

2026

Formation of the Hub, founding partners onboard, governance and mapping of existing initiatives. First annual convening.

2027–2028

Expansion of membership across all regions. Shared resources, common principles, joint engagement with AI governance processes.

2029

Consolidation as a recognized global coordination space. Strengthened collaboration mechanisms and collective visibility.

2030

Review of achievements, long-term sustainability strategy, and a global assessment of citizen participation in AI governance.

Get involved

Join the network

Civil society organizations, academic institutions, governments, international organizations, philanthropic actors and technology companies are all welcome. Tell us about your work and we'll follow up.

FOCAL POINTS

Antoine Vergne, Co-Director, Missions Publiques
antoine.vergne@missionspubliques.com

Tim Davies, Connected by Data

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Occasional updates on convenings, working groups and new mapped initiatives.

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