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AI Governance Frameworks

Evidence-based frameworks for responsible AI governance across Bangladesh, South Asia, and the Global South.

Explore Atlas AI Institute's governance frameworks, national policy architecture, comparative AI policy research, and implementation-oriented resources designed for emerging economies and the Global South.

Building Governance Architecture for the AI Era

Frameworks built for the realities they govern

Atlas AI Institute develops legally precise, evidence-based, and development-oriented AI governance frameworks designed to strengthen regulatory capacity, digital sovereignty, responsible innovation, and public trust. Each framework is designed with particular attention to the realities of Bangladesh, South Asia, low- and middle-income countries, and the wider Global South.

Atlas Global South AI Policy Framework AG-SAIPF

A Development-First Reference Architecture for Digital Sovereignty

A legally precise, modular governance framework built for low- and middle-income countries to assert regulatory authority, secure digital sovereignty, and drive structural economic transformation through AI — without simply copying high-income regulatory models designed for different economic contexts.

14Policy Sections
5Risk Tiers
4Implementation Phases
Bangladesh

Bangladesh National AI Governance Ecosystem

Comprehensive Repository of AI Governance Frameworks & Standards

Policies, standards, implementation roadmaps, and guidance designed to support the responsible, secure, and trustworthy development, deployment, and governance of artificial intelligence in Bangladesh.

Updated · July 2026 Explore Bangladesh AI Governance →
Comparative Research

38-Country AI Policy Analysis

A Comparative Review of National AI Governance Frameworks Worldwide

An in-depth comparative analysis of national AI policies and governance frameworks across 38 countries, benchmarked against OECD, UNESCO, EU AI Act, NIST, and G7 standards.

Regulatory BenchmarkingRisk ClassificationInstitutional CapacityData GovernanceImplementation Gaps
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Framework Library

Explore the Atlas Framework Collection

Global Framework

Atlas Global South AI Policy Framework

A development-first reference architecture for digital sovereignty, built for low- and middle-income countries.

14 sections · 5 risk tiers Explore →
National Framework

Bangladesh National AI Governance Ecosystem

A comprehensive repository of policies, standards, and implementation roadmaps for AI governance in Bangladesh.

Updated July 2026 Explore →
Comparative Research

38-Country AI Policy Analysis

Benchmarking national AI governance frameworks against OECD, UNESCO, EU AI Act, NIST, and G7 standards.

38 countries Explore →
Framework Architecture

How the Atlas Framework Ecosystem Connects

Each framework draws on a shared set of governance concepts, applied consistently across the global, national, and comparative layers.

AI Governance Policy Law & Regulation Digital Sovereignty Data Governance Safety & Accountability Innovation Institutional Capacity Implementation Development
Design Principles

Designed for Real-World Governance

01Development-FirstAI governance aligned with economic and social development.
02Legally PreciseClear regulatory authority, institutional responsibilities, and implementation pathways.
03Sovereignty-AwareStrengthening control over data, compute, infrastructure, and strategic AI capabilities.
04Risk-BasedGovernance proportional to AI risks and deployment contexts.
05Implementation-OrientedFrameworks designed to move from policy principles toward practical implementation.
06Global South FocusedBuilt around the institutional and economic realities of emerging economies.
From Framework to Implementation

Frameworks built to move from principle to practice

Frameworks are only effective when they can inform institutions, policy decisions, regulatory systems, and practical implementation.

01 — Research

Research

Evidence, comparative analysis, standards, and policy intelligence.

02 — Framework

Framework

Governance architecture, legal principles, risk models, and institutional design.

03 — Implementation

Implementation

Policy adoption, institutional capacity, regulatory practice, and public-sector deployment.

Governance Designed for the Global South

Not one-size-fits-all AI governance. Context-aware governance for a changing world.

Atlas AI Institute develops policy architecture from the perspective of countries navigating AI adoption under different economic, institutional, infrastructural, and regulatory conditions.

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