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ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Information technology — Artificial intelligence — Management system
- Standard name: ISO/IEC 42001:2023, Information technology — Artificial intelligence — Management system (Edition 1, published December 2023).
- What it is: The world’s first AI management system standard. It specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS).
- Who it’s for: Any organisation (public, private, not-for-profit; any size) that develops, provides, or uses AI-based products or services.
- What it’s designed to achieve: A structured, auditable way to govern AI—balancing innovation with governance—and managing AI-specific risks such as ethics, transparency, and continuous learning.
- How it works (management system approach): Uses the familiar ISO management system structure (policy, leadership, planning, support, operations, performance evaluation, improvement) and a Plan–Do–Check–Act style cycle for continual improvement.
- AI-specific focus areas commonly addressed: data quality, AI system impact assessment, and human oversight, plus governance practices across the AI lifecycle.
- Australian context: Adopted in Australia as AS ISO/IEC 42001:2023 (identical adoption) and aligned to ISO’s harmonised structure to integrate with existing management systems.
The prerequisites required by the Cyber Security Centre include an up to date (within 3 months) ISO 27001 certification or surveillance. This forms a foundation component for successful attestation.
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What is ISO/IEC 42001?
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is the international standard for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS). It provides an auditable, risk-based framework for organization’s that develop, provide, or use AI-based products and services, enabling consistent governance across policy, leadership, planning, operations, performance evaluation, and continual improvement. As the world’s first AI management system standard, ISO/IEC 42001 helps organizations address AI-specific challenges—such as ethical considerations, transparency, and ongoing learning—while balancing innovation with appropriate oversight and accountability.
How will organizations benefit from ISO 42001 Attestation?
- Builds trust and assurance – demonstrates responsible AI governance to customers, stakeholders, and regulators.
- Improves risk management – provides a structured method to identify, assess, treat, and monitor AI-related risks and impacts.
- Supports compliance and readiness – strengthens governance practices that help meet emerging legal, regulatory, and contractual expectations.
- Protects reputation – reduces the likelihood and impact of AI-related incidents, misuse, and adverse outcomes through controlled lifecycle management.
- Enables scalable innovation – standardizes how AI is governed across teams, products, and suppliers, improving consistency and decision-making.