FEDERICA ONORI (ITALY)
OSCE PA President Pere Joan Pons (Spain) appointed Federica Onori (Italy) the Special Representative on Artificial Intelligence in September 2025.
Tasked with co-ordinating with relevant OSCE PA bodies and engaging with other international stakeholders, the Special Representative will track developments in artificial intelligence and propose relevant policies and guidelines to address challenges and leverage the tools provided by AI to enhance security.
Federica Onori is an Italian MP, elected to the Chamber of Deputies in October 2022. She serves as Secretary of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and is a member of the Italian delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, where she also holds the role of Vice-Chair of the Young Parliamentarians Network. She is active in international initiatives, including the IMF–World Bank Global Young MP Initiative and the UNITE Parliamentary Network for Global Health. She holds a PhD in Statistics from Sapienza University of Rome and previously worked as a statistical assistant at the European Commission.
MANDATE
- Examine the implications of artificial intelligence for security, human rights and governance in the OSCE region.
- Promote parliamentary dialogue on AI governance, ethics and regulation.
- Liaise with relevant stakeholders on AI policy development and implementation.
- Monitor AI-related developments and their impact on democratic institutions.
- Advise the President on AI-related challenges and opportunities for the OSCE PA.
