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ISO/IEC 42006

ISO/IEC 42006 is an international standard that provides guidance on establishing and operating AI governance frameworks within organizations. It specifies requirements for governance structures, roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes to ensure AI systems are developed and deployed responsibly. This standard is critical for enterprises that need to demonstrate systematic oversight of AI risks, compliance with regulations, and alignment of AI initiatives with organizational values and regulatory obligations.

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ResearchGlobal2026-07-08

Eight Governance Themes from 2025 Reveal Widening Gaps Between Regulatory Ambition and Enterprise Readiness

A year-in-review analysis by AI governance practitioner Oliver Patel identifies eight major governance developments from 2025, including new US state legislation, ISO/IEC 42006 audit standards, and successive EU AI Code of Practice drafts. The review highlights that compliance teams are now operating across an increasingly fragmented regulatory landscape where frontier AI transparency requirements, international audit standards, and state-level disclosure obligations are advancing at uneven speeds. Third-party AI vendor risk programs and model risk governance functions face the most immediate pressure to adapt.

ISO/IEC 42006 EU AI Code of Practice frontier AI US state AI laws audit standards multi-jurisdiction compliance third-party vendor risk regulatory fragmentation