Technology ministers from G20 members have adopted a consensus statement covering artificial intelligence, research, intellectual property, workforce development and supply chains after a two-day meeting in North Carolina.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy hosted the Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill. Officials said the agreement treats emerging technology as a potential driver of productivity, investment and economic opportunity.
The statement is organized around six areas: pro-innovation policy frameworks; technology and economic opportunity; technical workforce development; intellectual property rules for artificial intelligence; AI-related standards; and industrial innovation and supply-chain investment.
Ministers also agreed to the Carolina Principles for Emerging Technologies. The principles call for investment in foundational research, stronger paths from research to commercialization and systems for trusted adoption and deployment of new technology.
Additional ministerial work included AI Prosperity Objectives and an AI Prosperity Compact focused on technical workforce development and private-sector partnerships. The White House release did not provide funding commitments, enforcement provisions or implementation deadlines for those initiatives.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the agreement is intended to give entrepreneurs confidence to invest, support domestic manufacturing and protect innovation through intellectual property frameworks. Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios said flexible policy could promote growth and adoption.
The meeting included discussions with technology executives and researchers, including leaders from Nvidia, Anthropic, OpenAI, Palantir, Tesla, SpaceX, Google DeepMind, Meta and Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Arizona State University President Michael Crow also participated.
Representatives attended from G20 countries and organizations including the African Union, European Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
The full consensus statement was released after the meeting, but the source announcement did not describe a binding enforcement mechanism.
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