Compliance & Standards
Compliance & Standards
Compliance & Standards
ISO 42001 — AI Management System
ISO/IEC 42001 is the first international standard for governing artificial intelligence: an AI management system covering risk, transparency, human oversight and lifecycle control. If your organisation builds or adopts AI, this is how you prove it is done responsibly.
The advantage
Early-mover credibility: very few organisations in the region can show audited AI governance — a powerful signal to regulators, boards and enterprise customers adopting AI cautiously.
Benefits
- Positions you ahead of emerging AI regulation (EU AI Act and successors)
- Structured AI risk assessment instead of ad-hoc adoption
- Builds customer trust for AI-powered products and services
- Integrates with ISO 27001 — shared governance backbone
Considerations
- New standard — auditor availability and precedent are still maturing
- Requires a real inventory of AI use before governance can start
- Practices are evolving; expect the system to need updates as guidance firms up
How the project is executed
Five phases, each with defined deliverables — you always know where the project stands.
ISO 42001project
1. AssessAI use-case & system inventory · Impact and risk profiling
2. PlanAI policy & governance roles · AIMS scope definition
3. ImplementLifecycle controls & human oversight · Vendor / LLM review process
4. VerifyAI impact assessments · Internal audit
5. SustainCertification readiness · Monitoring & model change control
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