DCO Puts AI in Action: Launches AI-REAL Toolkit at G20

Cape Town, South Africa – October 1, 2025: The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) launched the AI-REAL Toolkit at the G20 Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence Ministers’ Meeting, marking a major milestone in advancing responsible artificial intelligence. The toolkit provides countries with a clear roadmap from readiness to adoption, ensuring that AI development is ethical, inclusive, and sustainable by transforming ambition into concrete, actionable steps that make adoption fair, inclusive, and impactful for all.

During the meeting, the DCO delivered a clear message that digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence must be treated as global public goods—interoperable, inclusive, and fair—and this is the time to move from ambition and words to concrete action.

DCO Secretary-General, Deemah AlYahya, stated: “It has become essential to treat digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence as global public goods, built on inclusion and fairness. The digital and AI divides are not just numbers and statistics; they represent lost opportunities for millions of people. Our message is clear: we must move from ambition to execution, and from promises to practical solutions. The launch of the AI-REAL Toolkit reflects the Organization’s commitment to transforming aspirations into actionable pathways, ensuring that every nation and every individual has a place in the future of the global digital economy.”

As a knowledge partner to the G20, the Digital Cooperation Organization worked alongside other international organizations in shaping the global governance of the digital economy. In close collaboration with the G20 Secretariat, the DCO presented the Digital Economy Navigator (DEN) as a practical tool to guide nations in identifying opportunities, overcoming barriers, and unlocking prosperity through inclusive digital transformation.

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