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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Authors

Junck,Leah

Adams,Rachel

Adeleke,Fola

Abdella,SelamawitEngidaAlayande,Ayantola

Chirwa,Zainab

Essilfie,Sharon

Florido,Ana

Gaffley,Mark

Gbenga,Jayeola

Grossman,Nicolás

Acknowledgements:ThisreportwasproducedbytheGlobalCenteronAIGovernanceresearchteam,basedonthe2026GlobalIndexonResponsibleAl(GIRAI)report.BothendeavorsweresupportedandfundedbytheInternationalDevelopmentResearchCentre(IDRC),andtheUKgovernmentthroughitsGlobalResearchandTechnologyDevelopmentportfolio,aspartoftheArtificialIntelligenceforDevelopment(Al4D)Programme

Howtocitethisreport:

Junck,L.Adams,R.,Adeleke,FE.,Abdella,S.,Alayande,A.,Chirwa,Z.,Essilfie,S.,Florido,A.,Gaffley,M.Grossman,N.,&Jayeola,G.(2026).GlobalStateofResponsibleAlReport,2026.GlobalCenteronAlGovernance.

https://www.global-index.ai/#report-download

Importantsourcestoreferbacktowhilereadingthereport:

Adams,R.,Adeleke,F.,Alayande,A.,Abdella,S.E.,Florido,A.,Junck,L.,&Grossman,N.(2026).GlobalIndexon

ResponsibleAl2026(2ndEdition).GlobalCenteronAlGovernance.

GlobalCenteronAIGovernance.GlobalIndexonResponsibleAl2026:Methodoloqu

Dataset:Adams,R.(2026).GlobalIndexonResponsibleAl2026:ResponsibleAlGovernanceDatafor135Countries

[DataSet].HarvardDataverse

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DISCLAIMER

Disclaimer

ThedatausedtoproducethisreportwascompiledwiththesupportofpartnerorganisationslistedintheAcknowledgementssection.However,dataandanalysisdonotnecessarilyrepresenttheviews,positions,oropinionsofthoseindividualorganisations,andanyerrororomissionisthesoleresponsibilityoftheGloballndexonResponsibleAlproject.Inparticular,theviewsexpressedhereindonotnecessarilyrepresentthoseofIDRCoritsBoardofGovernors,theGovernmentofCanada,orFCDO.Thedatausedinthisreportcoverstheperiod1November2023-30September2025.

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ThePurposeofThisCompanionReport

TheGlobalIndexonResponsibleAl(GIRAI)2026doestheessentialworkofmeasurement.Bringingpolicycommitmentsandevidenceofimplementationintothesameframe,itrendersvisiblethedistancebetweenthemandallowscomplexgovernancelandscapestobecomparedacross135countries.

ThisGlobalStateofResponsibleAlReportbuildsonthisfoundationalinsightintowherecountriesstandandhelpsexplainwhythatisthecase,consideringwhathappensbetweentheexistenceofapolicyanditseffectsindifferentpoliticalandinstitutionalcontexts.ItdrawsontheevidencebehindtheIndex,includingcountryreports,regionalexpertnarratives,andresearchers'reflections,toillustratethepatternsthatthescoringinvitestakingacloserlookat.

ThereportisintendedforthosewhowanttousetheGIRAlevidencetobetterunderstand,toquestionandtoactonthestateofresponsibleAlintheirowncontexts.Forpolicymakers,itprovidescontextforinterpretinggapsbetweencommitmentsandimplementationandidentifyingareaswhereinstitutionalcapacitybuilding,oversightoraccountabilitymayneedtobestrengthened.Forcivilsociety,itoffersevidencethatcansupportadvocacyandhelpidentifywhereinclusionandpublicaccountabilityrequiregreaterattention.Forresearchers,itprovidesquestionsandpatternsforfurtherinvestigation,whileforfundersandotheractorsworkingtoshapeAlecosystems,itcanbeavaluablesourceforidentifyingareaswhereinvestmentandinterventionmayhavethegreatestvalue.Andforprivate-sectoractors,itprovidesabroaderviewofthegovernanceenvironmentsinwhichAlisbeingdevelopedanddeployed.

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Introduction

ReadingtheGIRAlincontext

The2026GlobalIndexonResponsibleAl(GIRA)¹²,acomprehensiveglobalassessmentofresponsibleAlgovernancecovering135countriesandjurisdictions,isdesignedtoholdpolicycommitmentsandevidenceofimplementationwithinasingleframe,sothatthedistancebetweenthetwobecomesvisibleand,overtime,narrower.Itsultimateaimisagovernancelandscapethatdeliversrights-respectingandinclusiveoutcomes.The2026editiondrawsontheanalysisofmorethan68,000datapoints(including376responsibleAlframeworks,828government-ledinitiatives,andover600civilsocietyinitiatives),andtheevaluationofgovernanceacrossfivekeydimensions:InclusionandDiversity;EthicsandSustainability;LabourandSkills;TrustandSafety;andtheuseofAlinPublicService.

TheGIRAIthereforeprovidesstructured,high-levelmeasurementandclear,operativetakeaways,tellinguswherecountriesandjurisdictionsstandacrosskeygovernancedomainsandmakescomparisonpossible.Establishingacommonframeworkthroughwhichcomplexandotherwisedifficult-to-comparerealitiescanberenderedmorelegibleis,afterall,oneofthecentralpurposesofanindex.Butthisprocessofmakingthingscomparable,bynatureofitsdesign,cannotaccommodatealloftheevidence,experiencesandreflectionsthatemergethroughtheprocessofmakingtheIndex.Thiscomplementaryreportseekstomakevisiblethepluralitycontainedwithinasinglesetofscoresbyaskingwhyparticularpatternsarisewithinparticularpoliticalandinstitutionalecosystems,andwhathappensinthespacebetweentheexistenceofapolicyanditsenactment.

TheGlobalStateofResponsibleAIReportisintendedtosituatetheGIRAlintheworld:withinbroadersocio-politicalcontextsandinstitutionalecosystems,andinrelationtoothersourcesofdata.Itreturnstothewealthofevidencegeneratedthroughtheindex-makingprocesstoaskquestionsthatascorealonecannotanswer.Indoingso,itdrawsnotonlyontheGIRAlrawdatabutalsoonthecountryreportswrittenbyregionalexperts,thecontextualnarrativesthataccompanythedata,andthereflectionsoftheresearcherswhodevelopedtheIndex.Thisallowsthereporttoexploreunexpectedcasesandpatternsingreaterdepth,toexaminecontradictionsbetweenindicators,andtoaskmorepreciselywhyacountryholdsagivenpositionandwhatthatpositionrevealsabouttheconditionsunderwhichresponsibleAlgovernanceisbeingdevelopedandcontested.

ThereportfollowsthebroadstructureoftheGIRAlasastartingpointandletstheevidenceguidethequestionsthatemerge,payingparticularattentiontotensions,gapsandcontradictionsacrossindicatorsand,whererelevant,toregionalpatternsandtherelationshipsbetweendifferentactorswithingovernanceecosystemsincludingnotjustgovernmentsandregulatorsbutalsocivilsociety,theprivatesectorandstartups,researchers,internationalorganisations,andotheractorsinvolvedinshapinghowAlisgoverned.

ThereportalsoattendscloselytotheconceptofresponsibleAI(RAl)itself.RAIhasreturnedtoglobalprominencethroughaseriesofinternationalsummitsandinitiatives,withresponsible,safeandtrustworthyAlemergingasakeyfocusoftheUNGlobalDialogueonAlGovernanceandtheIndependentInternationalScientificPanelonAl,establishedbyGeneralAssemblyResolution79/325(August2025),theAlActionSummitinParis(February2025),itssuccessorsummitinIndia(2026),andtheUNESCOGlobalForumontheEthicsofAl.ThismakesitanaptmomenttoaskwhatitmeanstopursueresponsibleAlasagoal,andaglobaloneatthat.Centraltothereportisthereforethequestionofhowwecanthinkaboutgovernancenotsimplyasasetofstepsorformalcommitments,butaspartoflarger,livingecosystemsinwhichpoliticalpriorities,institutionalcapacities,histories,interestsandformsofcontestationinformwhatresponsibilitycanmeaninpractice.

1Adams,R,Adeleke,F,Alayande,A,Abdello,SE,ForidoA,Junck,L,&Grossman,N.(2026).GloballndexonResponsibleAl2026(2ndEdition).SouthAfrica:GlobalCenteronAIGovernance.

2FindourdefinitionofArtificialInteligence(Al)andResponsibleAl,amongotherdefinitions,intheGlossaryinAnnexure1ofthisreport.

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ThisrequiresconsideringAlgovernancenotonlyassomethingabstract,orsomethingthatexclusivelyhappensataveryhighlevel,butassomethingsituatedwithinlivedpoliticalecosystems.ItalsorequiresthinkingaboutRAlbothasanideaorimaginaryandasapractice-in-the-making.Centraltothisisthequestionoftowhom,andtowhat,Alisexpectedtoberesponsible.Thatis,whoseinterestsareprioritised,whoisabletodemandaccountability,whobearstheerisksofAl,andwhatkindsofpoliticalandsocialworldsarebeingconstructedthroughthelanguageofresponsibility.

Tothateffect,thereportusestheGIRAlevidenceasabasisforaskingwhathappenswhenRAlispursuedasagloballanguageforevaluatingAlgovernance,andwhatbecomesvisiblewhenthatlanguageisreadagainstthecontextsinwhichgovernanceisactuallytakingplace.WehopethereportwillserveresearchersofresponsibleAlandAlgovernance,whileremainingpracticalforthoseworkingtoshapetheseecosystems.Chapter3isthereforespecificabouthowtheefindingscanbeusedbycivilsocietyandactivists,policymakersandregulators,researchers,funders,andstartupsandprivate-sectoractors.

Thereportisstructuredtohelpreadersnavigatethesefindings:Chapter1reflectsontheconceptualevolutionofResponsibleAlinthecontextoftheGIRAI;Chapter2examinestheIndex'sfivedimensions,namelyInclusionandDiversity,EthicsandSustainability,LabourandSkills,TrustandSafety,andAlUseinPublicService;Chapter3setsouthowdifferentaudiencescanputthefindingstowork;andChapter4concludesbysynthesisingthereport'sfindingsandrecommendations.

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Intheinaugural2024editionoftheGlobalIndex,wedefined“ResponsibleAl"as"thedesign,development,deploymentandgovernanceofAlinawaythatrespectsandprotectsallhumanrightsandupholdstheprinciplesofAlethicsthrougheverystageoftheAllifecycleandvaluechain."Thisdefinitionwasadoptedfortworeasons.First,itplacedhumanrightsatthecentreofourunderstandingofRAI,treatingitasthefoundationonwhichallotherprinciplesrest.Second,itreflectedarecognitionthatresponsibilityforAlcannotbeassignedtoasingleactor.Developers,deployers,regulators,funders,andusersalloccupypositionswithintheAlvaluechain,andeachbearsresponsibilityforthedownstreamconsequencesoftheirdecisions,includingconsequencesthatsurfacefarfromthepointatwhichthosedecisionsweremade.

Sincethen,ourunderstandingofRAlhasevolved.Respectforhumanrightsremainsnecessary,buttheevidencegatheredinthefirsteditionmadeclearthatitisnotsufficient.AnAlsystemcanbedesignedtoavoidviolatingrightsinanarrow,formalsensewhilestillcausingharm,excludingentirepopulations,ordeliveringbenefitstosomeattheexpenseofothers.WenowdefineRAIas"theefforttoensurethatthedesign,development,deployment,implementation,andgovernanceofAlsystemsrespecthumanrights,protectpeoplefromharm,promoteinclusion,andservethepublicgood."

TherearefourcumulativecommitmentsthatwebelieveshouldbetheprogressionofdutiesforeveryoneworkingintheAlecosystem.1.Humanrightsprotectionasthefloor:theminimumobligationforeveryactorintheAlecosystem.

2.Protectionfromharmextendsthatobligationbeyondformalrightstothebroaderphysical,psychological,economic,andenvironmentalharmsthatAlsystemscancause,eventhoughtheseharmsarenotalwaysframedinthelanguageofhumanrightsprotection.3.Promotinginclusiongoesfurtherbyrequiringactiveefforttoensurethatnooneisleftbehind,withparticularattentiontogroupsthathavehistoricallybeenmarginalisedoroftenignoredintheconversationonRAlsuchaschildrenandpersonswithdisabilities.4.Servingthepublicgoodisthehighestaspiration:itasksnotonlythatAlavoidharmbutthatitsbenefitsbedistributedequitably.

Theoutlinedconceptualshiftinfocusisgroundedinwhatthe2024GIRAleditionrevealedaboutthelimitsofexistingapproachestoRAI.Twofindingsstandout.ThefirstisthatAlgovernancedoesnotnecessarilyamounttoRAI.Manycountrieshadadoptednationalstrategies,establishedoversightbodies,orpublishedethicalframeworks,yetthesemeasuresoftenfailedtotranslateintoconcreteprotectionsforpeopleormeasurableimprovementsinoutcomes.Thepresenceofastrategy,aprincipleoranoversightbodyisevidenceofadoption;itisnotevidenceofenforceableprotection,institutionalcapacityor

responsibleoutcomes.Thisdistinction,betweenadoption,enforceability,capacity,implementation,monitoring,accountability,participationandredress,runsthrougheverychapterthatfollows.Second,theindicatorswithintheInclusionandDiversitydimensionwereconsistentlyamongtheweakest.OurexpandeddefinitiongivestheseareasgreaterweightandsignalsthatnogovernancemodelcanbeconsideredresponsibleinitsapproachtoAlwhenequityandinclusionarenotmeaningfullyembeddedingovernanceand,byextension,howAlisdevelopedanddeployed.

ThedefinitionalsorestsontherecognitionthatAlsystemsarenotneutral.Theirdevelopmentanddeploymentareembeddedwithinexistingsocial,economicandpoliticalconditions,andtheyinherit,andfrequentlyamplify,theinequalitiesofthoseconditions,throughthedataonwhichtheyaretrained,thechoicesmadeintheirdesign,andtheunevendistributionofaccesstotheirbenefits.

ThemakingoftheGIRAl2026

OurunderstandingofRAliscontextualisedbythepeoplewhohelpedmaketheGIRAI2026:135country-levelresearchers,anecosystemofinternationalAlgovernanceexpertsandregionalpartners,andasmallteamdedicatingtheirworktotheindexfulltime.Togetherweregularlydiscussedchallengingquestionsaroundwhattheareasweweretryingtomeasuremightrevealorconceal,andthusdeepeningourunderstandingofRAlasalivedconceptofdiverseculturesandsocietiesaroundtheworld.

ThemakingoftheGIRAI2026wasasmuchaprocessofrefiningwhatresponsibilityshouldmeanasofdecidinghowtomeasureit.Learningfromoneeditiontothenextmeanttakingnormativestances,groundedinmoregranulardiscussionsaboutwhatmattersmost,andabouthowresponsibilityisnotonlyarticulatedthroughprinciples,policiesandsafeguards,buthowitisenactedthroughdifferentinstitutions,underwhatconditions,andwithwhatconsequences.Beyondtheseconceptualdecisions,theIndexmovedfromthreedimensionsand19thematicareastofivedimensionsand38indicators.Italsomergedgovernmentframeworksandgovernmentactionsintoasingleassessment,narroweditsfocusonnon-stateactorstocivilsocietyorganisations(CSOs),andaddedenablingconditionstocontextualisecountryrankings.Thesechangeswereintroducedsothatthe“responsibility”assessedbytheIndexrestswherepowersits:ontheactorsabletomakeconsequentialdecisionsacrosstheAlvaluechain,ratherthanonthoseworkingagainstexistingpowerstructures.ScoringthelatterwouldhaveskewedthepictureofhowAlenterspeople'slivedexperienceinanygivensetting.Thesemethodologicalchoicesweremeant

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toensurethattheinterestsofthosemostvulnerableacrossAllifecyclesareadequatelyreflected,whilealsofindingwaystoaccountforthebroadercontextsinwhichgovernancedecisionsaremade.

Regardedstrictlyanumericaloutput,theIndexseemsclean-cutand,asameasurementtool,itinvolvesadegreeofstandardisationofwhatresponsibilitymeansandwhatmightcountasevidenceofit.Onequestionthatprominentlythreadeditselfthroughtheresearchprocesswashowtomake"responsibleAl"legibleacrosscountrieswhilerecognisingthatresponsibilityisneverunderstoodorenactedinexactlythesameway.ThisrequiresthinkingaboutRAlnotjustasasetofprinciplestobeapplied,butasaformofgovernance,apracticeandultimatelyapoliticalquestionthatismeanttobeguidedbyanotionofsocialcare.Indexesarehumaninterpretations,andtheyhingeonvaluejudgements.Tomeasureresponsibility,wehavetodecidewhatcountsasresponsible,whosepracticesandknowledgecountasevidence,whichactorsareresponsible,andwhichconditionsmakeresponsibilitypossible.PretendingthesechoicesareimpartialwouldnotonlybewrongbutitwouldalsomaketheIndexhardertoreadproductively.

ThatourmethodologyhasevolvedalongsideourownunderstandingofRAl,andinresponsetoarapidlymovingAlecosystemthatgovernmentstrytorespondto,isitselfastance.Itholdsthatreflectingonthevaluejudgementsunderpinningresponsiblegovernance,andcontinuallyrefininghowweconstructandassessit,mattersmorethanpreservingcomparabilityamongeditionsinabsoluteterms.AbsolutecomparabilitywouldriskthefalseimpressionthatresponsibleAlissomethingthatcansimplybediscoveredratherthandecided.

RatherthanseekingtorenderRAlauniversalconcept,thecentralquestionforusiswhatisgainedandlostwhenaparticularconceptionofresponsibilitybecomesagloballanguageforevaluatingAlgovernance.RAlshouldthereforebeunderstoodasaconceptthatiscontinuallybeingshapedandreshaped,witheffectsthatcanbebothconstitutiveandlimiting.Ithelpsconstructideasofwhatagoodtechnologicalandpoliticalworldlookslike,basedonwhichsharedconcernscanbearticulated.Atthesametime,itmustremainavailabletocritiqueandaresourceforchallengingarrangementsinwhichthecommongoodiscompromisedtoservetheinterestsofafew.

RAlasagloballanguage

Indexinghasalonghistoryasapracticeoforderingknowledge.Itbeganwiththesubjectindexesthatmadelargeprintedtextsnavigableanddevelopedintotheeconomicindexesthat,fromtheeighteenthcenturyonward,renderedprices,tradeandproductioncomparable.Inthetwentiethcentury,compositeindexesbecamestandardinstrumentsformeasuringstockmarkets,development,inequality,health,education

andqualityoflife,turningcomplexphenomenaintocomparablenumbersthroughaggregationandweighting.Withacceleratingglobalisation,indexesbecamecentraltoglobalgovernance,asinstitutionssoughttomeasurehumanprogressandrankcountriesonhumandevelopment,corruption,genderequality,digitalreadinessand,mostrecently,Algovernance.Eachsuchindexcarriesthepoliticsofitsconstruction:whatiscounted,howitisweighted,andwhoismeasuredbywhom.

ArtificialIntelligence(AI),initsmanyapplications,isreshapingpublicservicesandeconomiesandincreasinglyinforminghowfundamentalrightsareexperienced.Governments,inresponsetothis,racetoensurethatthesesystemsservepeoplefairlyandresponsibly.Forthattohappen,weneedstructured,independentandtransparentevidencebeyondprinciplesandcommitmentstohelpgovernmentsunderstandwhereimplementationisprogressing,andwheregreateractionisneeded.

InbuildingwhatwebelievetobethemostcomprehensiveassessmentofhowcountriesgovernAlinwaysthatprotecthumanrights,strengthenaccountabilityandservethepublicinterest,wealwaysreturnedtotheconvictionthatRAlcanbeapowerfulgloballanguage.ItgivesusawayofaskingsharedquestionsabouthowAlshouldrelatetorights,inclusion,safety,labour,sustainabilityandpublicpoweracrossverydifferentpoliticalandinstitutionalsettings.Itcannotcaptureeverynuanceofhistory,politicalpriorityorunderstandingofresponsibility.Readagainstthespecificsocialandinstitutionalconditionsinwhichitisapplied,however,itcanhelpuslookbeyondbetter-designedsystemsor"betterprinciples"towardstheinstitutionsthatmakeprinciplesbiteandbecomealivedreality.

Thisisalsowhythehuman-rights-basedapproachanchoringtheGIRAI,groundedintheUNESCORecommendationontheEthicsofArtificialIntelligence³,issocrucial,eventhoughitmayappearinflexible.TheRecommendationprovidesthecorehuman-rightsbenchmarkagainstwhichtheGIRAlassessesresponsibleAlgovernance.Itsvalues,principlesandpolicyareasinform

3UnitedNationsEducational,ScientficandCulturalOrganization.(2022).RecommendationontheEthicsofArtificialIntelligence.

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whattheIndexmeasuresacrossrights,inclusion,labour,environment,transparency,redressandpublic-sectoruse.Thisprovidesanuncompromisablepointofreferenceagainstwhichgovernmentscanbeheldanswerable,particularlywhentermssuchas“inclusion”becomedifficulttopindowninrelationtoopaqueAlsystems.Withoutthatanchor,nuanceitselfbecomeshardtohold.

Atthesametime,globallanguageisonlyusefulfweremainattentivetothecontextsinwhichitisspoken.ThepoliticsofknowledgeconstructionandtheimportanceofcontextforinterpretingtsscoresbecomeclearerwhenGIRAlfindingsarereadalongsideoneanotherandagainstthesocial,politicalandinstitutionalconditionsinwhichAlgovernancetakesform.TheLabourandSkillsdimension,forexample,showsthat40GlobalSouthcountrieshaveupskillingandreskillinginitiatives,butonly13haveactivelabour-protectionframeworksforAlandplatformwork.IncountriessuchasKenya,wheredataworkerssupportingglobalplatformshavereportedmassdismissalsafterattemptingtoorganise,lowlabour-protectionscorespointtoconcreterisksthatnationalcommitmentstoresponsibleAllookedatinisolationandwithdisregardforthecurrentlackofworkalternativesformanymightconceal(seechapter2.3.Formoredetails).

AISafetyandSecurityillustrateswhysafetyshouldnotsimplybeconsideredadiscretedimension,butaspartofdynamiclocalandglobaldevelopments.Althoughitisoneofthefastest-growingareasofgovernance,itsexpansioncanobscurequestionsaboutwhatcountsassafetyandwhosesafetyisprioritised.Butwheninterpretedalongsideotherindexfindingsonthelimitedprotectionandredressavailabletochildren,womenandothergroupsvulnerabletoAlharms,andtheinsufficientattentiontosurveillance,misinformationandviolence,itbecomesclearthatsafetyisaninherentlycontextualandpoliticalquestion.Moreover,beyondbroaderpatternsofgovernanceblindspots,policiesmayexist,butwithoutempiricalattentiontolocalexperiences,theymaynotcorrespondtothelessvisibleharmspeopleactuallyface(seechapter2.4.formoredetails).

TrackingAlgovernanceassomethingthatevolvesagainstspecificinstitutionalbackdropsandlandscapesofparticipationallowsustoaskmorecomplexquestionsaboutwhatprogressactuallylookslike.tcreatesabasisfordiscussionamonggovernments,internationalorganisationsandresearchersaboutemergingtrends,implementationandcontextuallymeaningfulformsofprogress.Withoutthiskindofevidence,publicoversightislimitedandoftentakesplaceinabstractterms,leavingconversationsaboutAlgovernanceopentobeinghijackedorpackagedinmisleadingterminology.Thisimpactsnotonlyaccountability,butalsopublictrustand,more

broadlyspeaking,democraticlife.PeopleareincreasinglybeingmadetofeelliketheyhaveagreatdealatstakeindecisionsaboutAl,butlittlesayinhowthosedecisionsaremadeand,byextension,inthekindsofsocietiesbeingbuiltforthem,theircommunitiesandfuturegenerations.

TheGIRAIthereforeprovidesasetofbenchmarksfortrackingthisevolvinglandscapeasatraceablesourceofpublicevidence,whilebeingopenabouthowRAlisbeingmeasured.Itsvalueliesnotonlyintheresultingscores,butinprovidingacommonlanguagethatcanbeappliedacrosscontextsanddecision-makingspaces,whileremainingopentointerpretationandcontestationbythoseworkingingovernance,researchorcivilsociety,informingpublicdebateandadvocacy.

WhattheGIRAlhelpsusquestion,andhow