Twenty DPAs Sign Joint AI Data Governance Statement in Seoul
Twenty data protection authorities signed a joint statement on AI data governance at the Global Privacy Assembly in Seoul, 15 to 19 September 2025. The statement commits signatories to frameworks that encourage innovative yet privacy-protecting AI. Germany's DPA is among the founding signatories. CNIL published the statement.
The signatory list spans Australia, Canada, Korea, the UK, Ireland, and fourteen other jurisdictions. That breadth matters. When regulators from this many markets align on a governance frame, it becomes the operating baseline builders and deployers reference, not a suggestion.
For German Mittelstand operators building AI into industrial workflows, this is the signal to watch. Shared DPA positions harden into audit expectations and procurement requirements. The German BfDI signing alongside Ireland's DPC and the UK's ICO means cross-border data flows for AI training face converging scrutiny, not fragmented national positions. Watch for joint enforcement guidance to follow.