ISO 42001 TemplatesISO/IEC 42001 Clause 5 Leadership
Top management shows commitment, approves an AI policy and assigns roles and authorities.
Covers
- Leadership and commitment
- AI policy
- Roles and responsibilities
Readiness question
Has top management visibly committed to the AIMS: resources assigned, objectives approved, responsibility not delegated away entirely?
3 more questions for this part in the 45-line gap assessment.
Evidence an auditor will ask for
- Approved AI policy
- Role assignments for the AIMS
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Other parts of ISO/IEC 42001
- Clause 4 Context
- Clause 6 Planning
- Clause 7 Support
- Clause 8 Operation
- Clause 9 Performance evaluation
- Clause 10 Improvement
- Annex A.2 Policies related to AI
- Annex A.3 Internal organisation
- Annex A.4 Resources for AI systems
- Annex A.5 Assessing impacts of AI systems
- Annex A.6 AI system life cycle
- Annex A.7 Data for AI systems
- Annex A.8 Information for interested parties
- Annex A.9 Use of AI systems
- Annex A.10 Third-party and customer relationships
Clause numbers and Annex A area names follow ISO/IEC 42001:2023; descriptions are our own.