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The Tianjin Declaration

The Tianjin Declaration:

At the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, India joined other SCO members in endorsing the Tianjin Declaration, committing to deepen cooperation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance and capacity building.The Tianjin Declaration is the outcome document adopted by the SCO Council of Heads of States at the 2025 Tianjin Summit, outlining collective positions on security, development, technology, and institutional reforms.

Key outcomes:

  • AI cooperation framework: Emphasised that all countries have equal rights to develop and use AI, aligning with the UN General Assembly resolution on AI capacity building.
  • Risk mitigation in AI: SCO members committed to improving security, accountability, transparency, inclusiveness, trustworthiness and fairness of AI systems.
  • Roadmap adoption: Supported implementation of the SCO AI Cooperation Roadmap to guide joint research, standards and capacity building.
  • Regional AI centre: Welcomed the UNGA resolution proposing a Regional AI Centre in Dushanbe, strengthening Central Asia’s digital ecosystem.