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AI Governance Toolkit

A practical library of templates, checklists, registers and policy documents that put AI governance into daily use.

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AI Governance Toolkit Overview.

A governance framework and operating model tell you how AI should be governed. They rarely tell you what to open on a Tuesday morning when a new AI use case lands on your desk and needs a risk classification, an owner and a sign-off before Friday.

This AI Governance Toolkit is INTAI's practitioner-facing resource library: ready-to-use templates, checklists, RACI matrices, model and system inventories, risk registers and policy templates that operationalise AI governance day-to-day, without asking someone to author every document from a blank page. It is deliberately more concrete than the wider INTAI Governance Framework, which sets the direction. The toolkit is what a risk, compliance, legal or technology team actually reaches for when the framework needs to become a completed form.

Everything here is designed to be adapted quickly to your organisation's structure, terminology and risk profile, and to sit alongside the-intai-governance-framework or an existing internal governance model rather than replace it.

When You Need the AI Governance Toolkit.

You need a RACI matrix or approval checklist for an AI decision this week, not a framework project that reports back next quarter.
You are building an AI model or system inventory for the first time and do not want to start from a blank spreadsheet.
Risk or compliance has asked for documented evidence of AI governance, and none currently exists in usable form.
You would rather adapt a proven policy template than draft an AI acceptable use policy from scratch.
You are preparing documentation for ISO/IEC 42001 certification or EU AI Act obligations and need a practical starting point.
You need a consistent checklist for approving new AI use cases so decisions do not depend on who happens to review them.
Putting the AI governance toolkit into practice

Putting the Toolkit to Work.

01 Identify the Immediate Gap

Pinpoint the specific document or process missing right now, whether that is a risk register, an approval checklist or a policy template.

02 Select From the Library

Choose the template, checklist, RACI matrix, register or policy that matches the need, rather than building a new document from nothing.

03 Adapt to Your Organisation

Adjust terminology, thresholds and ownership fields quickly to match your existing structure, risk appetite and sector.

04 Embed Into Working Processes

Insert the document directly into existing intake, procurement, approval and change processes, rather than storing it separately where nobody applies it.

05 Review and Refresh

Revisit each document periodically as AI use, regulation and organisational risk evolve, so the toolkit stays current rather than becoming shelfware.

What's in the Toolkit.

The core documents most organisations need to operate AI governance consistently, day to day.

01

AI Model & System Inventory Template

A structured register for recording every AI system in use, its purpose, owner, risk tier and review status.

02

RACI Matrix for AI Decisions

A ready-made accountability matrix clarifying who is responsible, accountable, consulted and informed for each type of AI decision.

03

AI Risk Register

A working register for logging identified AI risks, their severity, mitigating controls, owners and current status.

04

AI Use Case Approval Checklist

A consistent checklist for reviewing and approving new AI use cases before deployment, so decisions do not vary by reviewer.

05

Policy Template Pack

Editable templates covering acceptable AI use, human oversight, data handling and AI procurement expectations.

06

Vendor & Third-Party AI Due Diligence Checklist

A practical checklist for assessing third-party AI providers and embedded AI features before they are approved for use.

Explore the Toolkit Library.

Jump straight to the section of the resource library you need.

Library Templates

Editable governance document templates ready to adapt to your organisation.

Library Checklists

Step-by-step checklists for approvals, reviews and AI onboarding decisions.

Library Policies

Governance policy documents covering acceptable use, oversight and accountability.

Library Downloads

The full download centre for every INTAI template, checklist and framework document.

AI GOVERNANCE READINESS ASSESSMENT™

Which Parts of the Toolkit Do You Need First?

Take the AI Governance Readiness Assessment™ to identify where your current documentation and processes fall short, so you can prioritise which templates, checklists and registers to put in place first.

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Frequently Asked Questions.

It is a practical library of templates, checklists, RACI matrices, registers and policy documents used to operate AI governance day-to-day. Rather than describing how governance should work in principle, it provides the actual documents teams complete, file and refer back to.

The Governance Framework sets the overall structure: principles, roles, decision rights and the operating model AI governance should follow. This toolkit is the set of practical documents that put that structure to work day-to-day, such as the inventory template you actually complete or the checklist a reviewer actually follows. Most organisations need both: direction from the framework, and tools from this toolkit.

Core components include an AI model and system inventory template, a RACI matrix for AI decisions, an AI risk register, a use case approval checklist, a policy template pack and a vendor due diligence checklist. These can be browsed individually through the Templates, Checklists and Policy sections, or accessed together through the main Downloads library.

Yes. Templates, checklists and policy documents are available through the Downloads library and the individual Templates, Checklists and Policies sections, ready to adapt to your organisation.

Individual documents work perfectly well on their own. Most organisations start with the single document that solves their most immediate gap, such as a use case approval checklist or a risk register, and add further tools from the library as needs develop.

Both ISO/IEC 42001 and the EU AI Act expect documented evidence of governance activity: system inventories, risk assessments, approval records and defined accountability. The toolkit's templates and registers give you a practical starting structure for that evidence. They are a foundation, not a substitute for a proper gap analysis against the specific clauses or articles that apply to your organisation.

Yes. The templates are provided as editable documents specifically so the fields, categories and terminology can be adapted to sit alongside whatever risk, compliance or ticketing systems you already use, rather than requiring a new platform.

Ownership usually sits with whichever function is accountable for AI governance overall, often risk, compliance or a dedicated AI governance lead, but day-to-day use is cross-functional. Technology teams complete inventories, business owners work through approval checklists, and legal or procurement use the vendor due diligence checklist.

Registers such as the AI inventory and risk register work best when reviewed on a regular cycle, commonly quarterly, alongside any trigger event such as a new use case, a material incident or a relevant regulatory change. Policy templates should be reviewed at least annually and whenever obligations under frameworks such as ISO/IEC 42001 or the EU AI Act change.

Take the AI Governance Readiness Assessment™ to see which documents would close your biggest gaps first, browse the Templates, Checklists and Policies libraries directly, or book a consultation if you would like help adapting the toolkit to your organisation.

Related Resources.

Continue building out your governance resource library and the wider framework it sits within.

Library INTAI Checklists

Step-by-step checklists covering AI approval, onboarding, review and vendor due diligence.

Library Governance Policies

Editable policy documents establishing organisational expectations for approved AI use and oversight.

Downloads Downloads Centre

Every INTAI template, checklist and framework document, available in one place.

Framework The INTAI Governance Framework

The structured framework that sets the direction and operating model this toolkit puts into practice.

Framework Download the Governance Framework

Get the full INTAI Governance Framework document to sit alongside your toolkit implementation.

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