With the APEC meeting set to kick off in Shenzhen, China, digital governance has emerged as a key agenda item for the Asia-Pacific. Rapid AI adoption and expanding digital public services bring huge opportunities, yet economies also grapple with uneven digital progress, data risks and the digital divide. How can the Asia-Pacific advance AI innovation while ensuring its benefits are shared by all? “No country will be left behind in this AI advancement,” says Alfred Tat-Kei Ho, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at City University of Hong Kong.