The BSI Standards Show welcomes back Anekanta® to revisit the strategic relevance of ISO/IEC 42001, the world’s first AI Management System Standard (AIMS).

As organisations scale their use of AI, leaders are seeking credible ways to manage opportunity, risk, and governance. ISO/IEC 42001 provides a solution grounded in business reality — building trust in AI designed to align with board-level oversight, risk management structures, and enterprise-wide decision-making.

A Strategic Framework for Responsible AI

ISO/IEC 42001 goes beyond compliance to building trust in AI. It offers an internationally interoperable and legally agnostic framework that enables businesses to embed AI within their existing risk and governance infrastructures.

The standard adds value to organisations because it:

• Focuses board attention on the strategic purpose of AI
• Provides structure where AI feels complex or uncontrolled
• Establishes explainability and oversight mechanisms essential to high-risk or regulated systems
• Supports strategic alignment between AI innovation and enterprise value

Importantly, it is compatible across jurisdictions and industries, helping organisations navigate a fragmented global AI regulatory environment with confidence.

Creating Trust Across the Value Chain

One of ISO/IEC 42001’s most important contributions is its ability to establish trust in AI across the full business-to-business value chain.

Whether you are deploying AI internally or selling AI-powered solutions to partners or clients, this standard helps ensure that your use of AI is governed, understood, and accountable. Its alignment with the OECD.AI principles ensures it is fit for purpose, adaptable across sectors, and grounded in human-centric values.

How Anekanta® Supports Your AI Governance Journey

At Anekanta®, we work with clients across high-risk, biometric, and emerging AI domains. To apply ISO/IEC 42001 effectively we support leadership teams to:

✔️ Identify opportunities and govern AI systems with strategic rigour
✔️ Apply ISO/IEC 42001 to enable board accountability and risk ownership
✔️ Convert AI uncertainty into audit-able, structured control that protects business integrity and drives competitive advantage

About Anekanta®

Anekanta® is your trusted provider of AI strategy, risk, literacy and governance services. Our services help organisations move from uncertainty to confidence, from exposure to accountability, by embedding risk assessed AI strategy and responsible AI adoption at scale.

We work with boards, strategy leaders, and technical teams to ensure that AI serves the business, not the other way around.

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