AI governance resources

• UN Global Dialogue on AI GovernanceOfficial international portal · United Nations — Official UN portal for the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, including process information and how stakeholders can follow international discussions.
• OECD.AI Policy ObservatoryPolicy observatory · OECD — A primary comparative-policy hub for national AI strategies, the OECD AI Principles, and related measurement tools including incidents monitoring.
• UNESCO artificial intelligence ethics hubUN specialized-agency hub · UNESCO — Official UNESCO entry point for the ethics recommendation, implementation resources and sectoral AI work in education, culture and communication.
• NIST AI Risk Management Framework websiteOfficial standards-body guidance hub · NIST — Landing page for the AI RMF, related playbooks and generative-AI profiles. Use it to download current NIST publications.
• EU AI Act on EUR-LexOfficial legal database · European Union — Authoritative EUR-Lex entry for Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, including the consolidated official text.
• Council of Europe artificial intelligence hubOfficial regional organization hub · Council of Europe — Official starting point for the Framework Convention and related human-rights, democracy and rule-of-law work on AI.
• OHCHR B-Tech ProjectUN human-rights guidance programme · OHCHR — B-Tech applies the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to digital technologies, including guidance relevant to AI companies and states.
• Global Digital Compact official pageUN political compact portal · United Nations — Official UN page for the Global Digital Compact, including objectives on AI and digital cooperation.
• ISO/IEC 42001 catalogue entryStandards catalogue · ISO — Official ISO catalogue page for the AI management-system standard. The full text is typically purchased; the catalogue confirms scope and status.
• ITU AI for GoodUN platform · ITU — ITU platform on AI applications for sustainable development, complementary to ITU standardization work.
• Directive on Automated Decision-MakingOfficial government policy · Government of Canada — Official Treasury Board directive requiring algorithmic impact assessments for in-scope federal automated decision systems.
• European Commission — European approach to AIOfficial policy portal · European Commission — Commission policy portal covering the EU’s AI files, including links to the AI Act and related digital-strategy materials.
• AI Act ExplorerOfficial legal-navigation tool · European Commission — Commission service-desk tool for navigating the text of the EU AI Act. Use it as a reading aid; the binding source remains the Official Journal / EUR-Lex regulation.
• Governance and enforcement of the AI ActOfficial implementation page · European Commission — Commission page explaining the institutional set-up for AI Act governance and enforcement, including the AI Office and related bodies. It is explanatory, not a substitute for the regulation.
• AI Act enforcement frameworkOfficial implementation page · European Commission — Commission overview of how the AI Act is to be enforced in the Union. Confirm duties in the regulation and implementing measures rather than in this explainer alone.
• NIST AI Resource Center (AIRC)Official testing and evaluation hub · NIST — NIST’s AI Resource Center for risk management, testing, evaluation and related technical work. Companion to the AI RMF landing page.
• NIST AI technical documentsOfficial technical-report hub · NIST — Index of NIST AI technical reports and related publications, including work on synthetic content and AI standards engagement. Check individual report records for the current PDF.
• NIST SP 800-218A — Secure software development for generative AITechnical governance guidance · NIST — Official NIST special publication on secure software development practices for generative AI and dual-use foundation models. Voluntary technical guidance, not a statute.
• OMB Memorandum M-25-21Federal AI-use policy memorandum · U.S. Office of Management and Budget — Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust. Government-wide policy for in-scope U.S. federal agencies. It rescinds and replaces M-24-10. It is not a private-sector AI Act.
• OMB Memorandum M-25-22Federal AI-procurement policy memorandum · U.S. Office of Management and Budget — Driving Efficient Acquisition of Artificial Intelligence in Government. Official OMB policy on federal AI acquisition for in-scope agencies.
• Executive Order 14179 — Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AIU.S. executive order · White House — Presidential executive order on U.S. AI policy direction. It binds the federal executive as an executive order, not as an Act of Congress, and should not be labelled as a general AI statute.
• Executive Order 14365 — National policy framework for AIU.S. executive order · White House — Presidential action on a national policy framework for artificial intelligence, including the relationship between federal and state AI rules. An executive order, not a statute. Confirm the live White House text for the current title and operative language.
• UNESCO Ethical Impact Assessment toolAssessment methodology / implementation tool · UNESCO — Official UNESCO resource for ethical impact assessment in support of the 2021 Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. A methodology tool, not a treaty.
• OECD Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence (OECD/LEGAL/0449)Official OECD legal instrument · OECD — The OECD Council Recommendation that underpins the OECD AI Principles, including the 2024 revision covering generative and general-purpose AI. An OECD legal instrument (recommendation), not a statute.
• Global Dialogue on AI Governance — resourcesOfficial document library · United Nations — UN collection of documents and materials for the Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Use alongside the main Dialogue portal.
• Council of Europe AI Framework Convention (official text)Official treaty text · Council of Europe — Official PDF of the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS No. 225). Binding only for states that consent to be bound, according to the treaty’s terms.
• Artificial Intelligence Playbook for the UK GovernmentGovernment implementation playbook · Government of the United Kingdom — Official playbook for UK government bodies using AI. Internal public-sector guidance, not an Act of Parliament.
• Implementing the UK’s AI regulatory principles — guidance for regulatorsRegulator implementation guidance · Government of the United Kingdom — Official follow-up to the UK AI regulation white paper, telling regulators how to apply the cross-sector principles. Guidance, not a statute.

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