On October 9, 2025, StrategEast hosted an online Guided Roundtable Discussion: Building Trust in AI – Toward Responsible National AI Strategies and Policy Frameworks, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, and international experts from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape economies and digital ecosystems, the discussion focused on how Eurasian countries can leverage emerging technologies to drive innovation, competitiveness, and inclusive growth — while ensuring governance frameworks promote trust, transparency, and ethics.
The roundtable was organized under the AI Policy Dialogue Initiative, led by StrategEast in collaboration with RECONOMY – an inclusive and green economic development program of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), implemented by HELVETAS in partnership with Help. The initiative seeks to strengthen multistakeholder collaboration and foster dialogue on developing responsible and inclusive AI strategies across the region.
Participants explored key findings from the latest StrategEast AI Policy Recommendations Report, Trustworthy AI, discussed approaches to national AI strategy development, and examined how international frameworks such as the EU AI Act, UNESCO’s AI Recommendation, and OECD AI Principles can guide policymaking in the region.
Key speakers included Levan Darsalia, Deputy Chairman of Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA); Nicoleta Colomeeț, Director of the e-Governance Agency of Moldova; Jamie Berryhill, Policy Analyst at the OECD; Olena Andriienko, Member of the Expert Advisory Committee on the Development of AI, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine; Oleh Dubno, AI Unit Manager, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine; Tigran Jrbashyan, Ameria CJSC, Partner, Director of MAS; Nicoleta Colomeeț, Director, e-Governance Agency Moldova; Lucia Russo, Economist and Policy Analyst, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Digital Technologies Division, OECD; Hanna Myshko, Regional Director, StrategEast; and Irina Stamatovic, Intervention Manager EaP, Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e. V.
The roundtable underscored the shared regional goal of developing coherent, inclusive, and forward-looking AI strategies aligned with global best practices, ensuring that the region’s digital transformation remains both ethical and sustainable.
