GAMAC emblem GAMAC Global Alliance for Media Authentication and Cooperation
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Our submission to the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance

In 2026, the United Nations convened the Global Dialogue on AI Governance — established by General Assembly resolution A/RES/79/325 — as a multi-stakeholder consultation on the international governance of artificial intelligence. The process drew more than 1,500 written submissions from governments, civil society, the private sector, academia and the technical community.

The GAMAC proposal

The International Communication Organization (ICO) submitted a written proposal setting out the Global Alliance for Media Authentication and Cooperation (GAMAC) as a sustainable governance model for information integrity in the age of AI. The submission is publicly listed and publicly accessible in the Global Dialogue's written-submissions repository:

Respondent ID
988
Stakeholder category
Civil Society / Global
Submitted by
International Communication Organization (ICO)
Proposal
Global Alliance for Media Authentication and Cooperation (GAMAC)
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What the proposal sets out

  • The ICOPC phygital credential — NFC-secured hardware combined with a decentralized ledger to anchor verified journalistic identity;
  • A decentralized, multi-stakeholder Root of Trust, co-governed by media organizations, cultural entities and technical communities;
  • Capacity building for the Global South, including the stated goal of extending verification tools to 500+ media organizations by the end of 2026;
  • A proposed Media and Information Integrity action track to turn governance principles into interoperable technical standards.
A note on what this means. Public listing in the written-submissions repository is part of the United Nations process's transparency: the document is publicly available and attributed to its author. It does not constitute endorsement, approval, certification or adoption by the United Nations, nor any partnership with or accreditation by the United Nations. GAMAC is an independent civil-society initiative of the International Communication Organization.