AI Governance Library

The world's AI frameworks, decoded

A curated library of key AI governance regulations, standards, frameworks and guidelines, from the EU AI Act to ISO/IEC 42001, with our practical take on what each means for your organisation.

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AICD Director's Guide to AI Governance

A suite of practical resources for Australian company directors, translating AI governance into the language of board accountability and director duties under the Corporations Act.

Australia AI Ethics Framework

Australia's foundational voluntary framework establishing eight principles for responsible AI development and deployment, first published in 2019 and updated in 2024.

Australia Voluntary AI Safety Standard

Australia's most comprehensive AI governance instrument: ten practical guardrails covering the full AI supply chain, aligned with ISO 42001 and NIST AI RMF, with a strong signal toward future mandatory requirements.

Bletchley Declaration

The landmark international agreement from the 2023 AI Safety Summit, where 28 countries—including Australia—committed to cooperation on frontier AI safety, directly catalysing a global network of AI Safety Institutes.

Canada Directive on Automated Decision-Making

The world's first mandatory government regulation requiring systematic risk assessment and accountability for automated decision systems, built around an open-source Algorithmic Impact Assessment tool.

Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI

The world's first legally binding international treaty on artificial intelligence, covering the full AI lifecycle and applying to both public and private sector actors in signatory states including the US, UK and Japan.

EU AI Act

The world's first comprehensive AI law, using a risk-based classification system with significant extraterritorial reach—effectively setting global standards for AI governance regardless of where you operate.

EU AI Pact

The European Commission's voluntary initiative helping organisations build AI Act compliance ahead of mandatory deadlines, through shared commitments and a peer learning community of over 150 signatories.

G7 Hiroshima AI Process

The G7's coordinated framework for responsible development of frontier and generative AI systems, producing internationally recognised guiding principles and a detailed Code of Conduct for advanced AI developers.

ISO/IEC 42001:2023

The world's first internationally certifiable AI management system standard, providing 38 specific controls and a Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology that integrates directly with existing ISO management systems.

NIST AI Risk Management Framework

The most operationally practical AI governance tool available, built on four core functions—Govern, Map, Measure, Manage—with a Generative AI Profile covering the unique risks of large language models.

OECD AI Principles

The first intergovernmental standard on AI, endorsed by 47 countries and serving as the foundational reference point for virtually every major AI governance framework worldwide—including Australia's.

Singapore Model AI Governance Framework

Asia-Pacific's most practically detailed AI governance framework, with ISAGO self-assessment tools, the AI Verify testing toolkit, and dedicated guidance for generative AI (2024) and agentic AI systems (2026).

UK Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation

The UK's principles-based, sector-specific alternative to the EU AI Act—using existing regulators and five cross-cutting principles rather than new AI-specific legislation, with mandatory requirements for high-risk AI under consultation.

UNESCO Recommendation on Ethics of AI

The first global AI ethics standard endorsed by all 193 UNESCO member states, grounded in human rights and human dignity, with practical Ethical Impact Assessment tools and particular relevance for education, health and cultural sectors.

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