AI governance framework template: the sections, owners and review cycle that make one usable

In short: A usable AI governance framework has nine sections, and each one has a named owner: scope and inventory, risk classification, prohibited uses, high-risk controls, transparency, security, incidents, literacy, and review. Anchor it to the rules you are measured against. Two examples are the voluntary NIST AI RMF, released January 26, 2023 and now being revised, and the EU AI Act, whose Annex III high-risk rules apply from 2 December 2027. Review the framework once a year and whenever a source it cites changes.

Most templates fail for a simple reason. They state principles but do not say who does what, or when the document will next be checked. This briefing sets out the sections a framework needs, a sensible owner for each, and a review cycle built on dates that are already set. It draws on NIST, the European Commission’s AI Act guidance, the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) and the OWASP GenAI Security Project.