Financing Mediterranean AI Capacity: Talent, Data, and Compute

A civil-society–led, multistakeholder dialogue to bridge the region’s AI divide and strengthen regional integration. Building on EuroMedAI’s UNGA-80 snapshot of AI capacity across the Southern Mediterranean, and guided by the UN Secretary-General’s report on innovative voluntary financing options for AI capacity-building as well as the WSIS+20 review zero draft, the event convenes policymakers, CSOs, academia, startups, funders, banks, and technical partners to continue the conversation and broaden participation. Through an interactive dialogue on financing AI capacity, with a practical focus on talent, data, and compute, participants will brainstorm realistic, actionable pathways and voluntary financing mechanisms that can strengthen AI capacity across the Mediterranean while promoting inclusion, interoperability, and cross-border cooperation.