# Establish internal governance structures and measures for AI

- **Record type**: Obligation
- **Instrument**: Model AI Governance Framework (Second Edition) and Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI
- **Jurisdiction**: Singapore
- **Category**: governance_accountability
- **Binding**: No
- **Provision**: Second edition, Part on internal governance structures and measures

## In brief

Establish internal governance structures and measures for AI is a voluntary measure under the Singapore Model AI Governance Framework in Singapore (Second edition, Part on internal governance structures and measures). Organisations should adapt existing governance to AI: clear roles and responsibilities, board and senior management oversight, risk-management and internal controls, and staff training.

## What the duty requires

Organisations should adapt existing governance to AI: clear roles and responsibilities, board and senior management oversight, risk-management and internal controls, and staff training.

## What an organisation does about it

Assign an AI governance owner and add AI risks to the enterprise risk register.

## Controls that meet this duty

- AI risk assessment and lifecycle risk register (supports): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/ai-risk-assessment
- AI governance policy and accountability structure (satisfies): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/ai-governance-policy-and-accountability
- AI literacy and role-based training programme (supports): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/ai-literacy-and-role-based-training

## Parent instrument

- Model AI Governance Framework (Second Edition) and Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/singapore-model-ai-governance-framework
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/singapore-model-ai-governance-framework.md

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-OBL-0054 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0054; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/singapore-mgf-internal-governance
- **Official source**: https://www.pdpc.gov.sg/help-and-resources/2020/01/model-ai-governance-framework
- **Provision**: Second edition, Part on internal governance structures and measures
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Establish internal governance structures and measures for AI (Singapore Model AI Governance Framework)" [AIPT-OBL-0054, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0054 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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