ISO 42001: Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS)
What is ISO 42001?
ISO 42001 is a new addition to the family of information security standards, focusing on the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
ISO 42001 specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) within a business. It is most relevant to organisations providing and/or using AI-based services, ensuring responsible development and use of AI systems.
The Artificial Intelligence Management Systems standard (AIMS) is a fantastic solution to the concerns around misuse of AI and the potential threat it has on people’s security, data and their livelihoods. It will show that your business is continually improving its management of AI, moving with the trends to improve trust and faith in your brand.
NQA: Your certification body for accredited standards
ISO 42001 is a brand new standard and one that UKAS has not issued accreditation for yet. As soon as ISO 42001 (AIMS) can be accredited, NQA will be in pole position to offer this to you.
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Helps you with
- Security policy
- Future proofing
- Cyber security strategy
- IT governance
- Incident management
- Threat mitigation
- Data breaches
- Compliance checklist
Why is the Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) important?
ISO 42001, or AIMS, offers organisations the comprehensive guidance they need to use AI responsibly and effectively, even as the technology evolves and matures. Designed to cover the various aspects of artificial intelligence and the different applications it has, ISO 42001 provides an integrated approach to managing AI projects, from risk assessment to effective treatment of these risks.
How does it do this?
An AI management system like ISO 42001 is a series of interlinked elements in a business that establish specific policies and objectives, as well as processes to achieve those objectives, in relation to the responsible use and development of AI systems.
ISO 42001 specifies the requirements and provides guidance for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an AI management system within the context of your business.
Steps to Certification
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Step 1
Complete a Quote Request Form so we can understand you and your business. We will then use this to personally prepare a proposal for your certification and define what is known as your 'scope of assessment'.
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Step 2
We will then contact you to book your assessment with an NQA assessor. It consists of two mandatory visits that form the Initial Certification Audit. Please note that you must be able to demonstrate that your management system has been operational for a minimum of three months and has been subject to a management review and a full cycle of internal audits.
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Step 3
Following a successful stage two audit, a decision is made. If positive, your certification will be issued by NQA, with both a hard and soft copy of the certificate awarded. Certification is valid for three years and maintained through surveillance audits (years one and two) and a recertification audit in year three.