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UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI

International
v2021
3 domains
25 controls

The first global normative instrument on the ethics of artificial intelligence, adopted by all 193 UNESCO Member States in November 2021. Establishes a comprehensive framework of values, principles, and policy action areas to guide the ethical development and deployment of AI systems worldwide.

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Framework Domains (3)

Policy Action Areas

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Section V: Eleven policy areas where Member States should take action

Controls in the Policy Action Areas domain of UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI11 controls
CodeTitle
UNESCO-AI-PA1Ethical Impact Assessment
UNESCO-AI-PA10Economy and Labour
UNESCO-AI-PA11Health and Social Well-Being
UNESCO-AI-PA2Ethical Governance and Stewardship
UNESCO-AI-PA3Data Policy
UNESCO-AI-PA4Development and International Cooperation
UNESCO-AI-PA5Environment and Ecosystems
UNESCO-AI-PA6Gender
UNESCO-AI-PA7Culture
UNESCO-AI-PA8Education and Research
UNESCO-AI-PA9Communication and Information

Principles

10 controls

Section IV: Ten ethical principles for AI systems

Controls in the Principles domain of UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI10 controls
CodeTitle
UNESCO-AI-P1Proportionality and Do No Harm
UNESCO-AI-P10Multi-Stakeholder Adaptive Governance
UNESCO-AI-P2Safety and Security
UNESCO-AI-P3Fairness and Non-Discrimination
UNESCO-AI-P4Sustainability
UNESCO-AI-P5Right to Privacy and Data Protection
UNESCO-AI-P6Human Oversight and Determination
UNESCO-AI-P7Transparency and Explainability
UNESCO-AI-P8Responsibility and Accountability
UNESCO-AI-P9Awareness and Literacy

Values

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Section III: Four foundational values that underpin the AI ethics framework

Controls in the Values domain of UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI4 controls
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UNESCO-AI-V1Human Rights and Human Dignity
UNESCO-AI-V2Living in Peaceful, Just and Interconnected Societies
UNESCO-AI-V3Ensuring Diversity and Inclusiveness
UNESCO-AI-V4Environment and Ecosystem Flourishing

Maps to 476 other frameworks

25 total controls
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
10 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
40%
NIST AI 600-1 Generative AI Profile
10 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
40%
OECD AI Principles (2024 Update)
8 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
32%
Japan AI Guidelines
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
28%
EU AI Act
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
28%
Australia AI Ethics Framework
7 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
28%
Brazil AI Framework
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28%
IEEE 7000
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28%
ISO 42001
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ISO/IEC 23894:2023
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Singapore AI Governance Framework
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UK AI Regulation Framework
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OECD AI Principles
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ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics
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China AI Regulations
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AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
7 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Colorado AI Act (SB 24-205)
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24%
UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021)
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24%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
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24%
EU Digital Services Act
6 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
24%
UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
6 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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GAMP 5 — Good Automated Manufacturing Practice
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UK Online Safety Act 2023
6 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
24%
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WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
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24%
NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668)
6 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
24%
CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)
6 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
24%
TNFD Recommendations
6 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Singapore Model AI Governance Framework (2nd Edition)
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20%
RICS Professional Standards — Data and Technology in Property
5 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
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Canada Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA)
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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CIRCIA (Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act)
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EU Digital Services Act — Online Gaming Platform Requirements
5 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
20%
EDM Council DCAM — Data Management Capability Assessment Model
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US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) — Higher Education Safeguards Rule
5 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
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DFARS 252.204-7012 — Safeguarding Covered Defense Information
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
5 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
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GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6
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20%
ASEAN Data Management Framework
5 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
20%
EU Critical Raw Materials Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1252)
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
20%
BREEAM — Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
20%
EU GMP Annex 11 — Computerised Systems
5 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
20%
ILO Nursing Personnel Convention C149 (1977)
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
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EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD6 / Directive 2018/1673)
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
20%
ISO 8000 — Data Quality
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
20%
FATF Recommendation 16 — Virtual Asset Travel Rule
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
20%
Privacy by Design (PbD) — Seven Foundational Principles
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
20%
BS 65000:2014 — Guidance on Organizational Resilience
5 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
20%
NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500)
5 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
20%
EU Taxonomy Regulation (Regulation 2020/852)
5 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
20%
ISO 26000:2010
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
20%
Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
FAA Cybersecurity Framework for Aviation
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
16%
New Hampshire Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
16%
Philippines DPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
Switzerland FADP
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
16%
Argentina PDPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
US ITAR and EAR — Export Control and Data Security
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
16%
Australia Consumer Data Right — Banking (CDR)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
16%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
Mauritius DPA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
16%
Chile DPL
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
16%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Australia)
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
16%
Ecuador LOPDP
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
Nigeria NDPR
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
NIST SP 800-122
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
16%
ISO 27701
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
CSA CCM v4
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
16%
Taiwan PDPA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
16%
COSO Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
16%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
16%
US OFAC Sanctions Compliance Framework
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
16%
FERPA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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MDS2 (Medical Device)
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
16%
CCPA/CPRA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Colombia Habeas Data Law
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16%
PDPA Singapore
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
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South Korea PIPA
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16%
Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
16%
New Zealand Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Qatar DPL
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Mexico LFPDPPP
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APPI
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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UK Data Protection Act 2018
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
16%
Liechtenstein DPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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AASB S2 Climate-related Disclosures
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Colorado Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
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UAE PDPL
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Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
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India DPDP Act
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Oregon Consumer Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
16%
China Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
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Rwanda DPL
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
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Turkey KVKK
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16%
Iceland DPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Jamaica DPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Peru DPL
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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COPPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
Chile Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 21.719)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
16%
Texas Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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China Data Security Law (DSL)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
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Dominican Republic DPL
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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PDPA Thailand
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
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Maryland Online Data Privacy Act
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New Jersey Data Privacy Act
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Malaysia PDPA 2010
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China PIPL
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Bahrain PDPL
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PIPEDA
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Norway PDPA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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LGPD
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
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Connecticut DPA
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POPIA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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Tennessee IPA
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
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Nebraska Data Privacy Act
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Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Vietnam PDPD
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Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Kenya DPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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Indonesia PDP Law
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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UK Modern Slavery Act 2015
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
16%
Uruguay DPL
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
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Virginia CDPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
Utah Consumer Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
16%
SASB Standards (ISSB Integrated)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
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SASB Standards
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
16%
ISO 20400:2017 — Sustainable Procurement
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
16%
EU Taxonomy Regulation
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
16%
ICMM Mining Principles (2024 Update)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
16%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 — Process Assessment Model
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
ENISA Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) Guidance
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
12%
Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
12%
South Korea Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
CFTC System Safeguards (17 CFR 37, 38, 39, 49)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
12%
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme (Australia)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
EU Digital Markets Act
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
FTC Health Breach Notification Rule
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
UK Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act (PSTI)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
EAR — Export Administration Regulations
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
EU Deforestation-Free Products Regulation (EUDR)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
US SEC Digital Assets and Crypto Regulatory Framework
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Australia eSafety Commissioner — Online Safety Expectations for Industry
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
12%
Azure Security Benchmark
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 — Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
C5 (Germany)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
NIST SP 800-146
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
12%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Lloyd's Minimum Standards — Cyber Security
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
FTC Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
ISO 27017
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
C-TPAT — Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
CSA STAR (Security, Trust, Assurance, and Risk)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
NIST Privacy Framework Version 1.0
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
NRF Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Framework (National Retail Federation)
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
UK Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Australian Energy Sector Cyber Security Framework (AESCSF)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
GLI-33 — Gaming Laboratories International Event Wagering Systems
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
EIOPA Guidelines on ICT Security and Governance (2020)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
TISAX — Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
12%
Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms (TSSR)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
12%
Czech Republic Act on Personal Data Processing (Act No. 110/2019 Sb.)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Botswana Data Protection Act (2024)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
ISMAP (Japan)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
ISO 27018
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Colorado Privacy Act (CPA)
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
12%
Sri Lanka Personal Data Protection Act (No. 9 of 2022)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
CAIQ (CSA)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
MTCS (Singapore)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — Connected Product Safety
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
NIST Privacy Framework 1.0
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
ISO 13485
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Oman National Cybersecurity Framework
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
NIST SP 800-145
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
MARS-E
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
ISO 27799
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
SOC for Cybersecurity — Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
NIST SP 800-190
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
NIST SP 800-66
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
GDPR
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
NIST SP 800-144
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Zambia Data Protection Act (2021)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
EU European Health Data Space (EHDS)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Australia My Health Records Act 2012
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
HIPAA Security Rule
3 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
12%
Australia NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD, Directive 2018/1808)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (SB 262)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
ICH E6(R3) — Good Clinical Practice
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
ISSB Standards
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
TCFD Recommendations
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
ISO 37000:2021 — Governance of Organizations
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
LEED v4.1 — Green Building Rating System (US Green Building Council)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
12%
EU SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 — Governance of IT
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
12%
CSRD
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
ISO 14001
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
GRI Standards
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
CDP Corporate Questionnaire
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
Papua New Guinea National Cybersecurity Policy & Cybercrime Act (2016)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Japan FSA Cybersecurity Guidelines for Financial Institutions
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
RBI Cybersecurity Framework for Banks
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Spain ENS
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
IATF 16949:2016 — Quality Management System for Automotive Production
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
SQF Code Edition 9 — Safe Quality Food
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-30
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
ISO 41001:2018 — Facility Management Systems
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
ISO 39001:2012 — Road Traffic Safety Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
ISO 50001:2018 — Energy Management Systems
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
ISO 22313:2020 — Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
IEEE 1686
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) Cyber Risk Management Code of Conduct
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
SSAE 18 — Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
C2M2
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-171
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-37
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
API 1164
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
EASA Part-IS — Information Security in Aviation
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-172
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
COSO ERM
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
ISO 27005
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Laos Law on Prevention and Combating Cybercrime (2015)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 — Assessing CUI Security Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
FISMA
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
ANSSI Cybersecurity Framework
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
IRM Enterprise Risk Management Framework (Institute of Risk Management)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Canada ITSG-33 — IT Security Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
MARS-E — Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
South Korea Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 — Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
NIS2 Directive
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Saudi NCA ECC
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
FedRAMP Rev 5
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
ISO 27019
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Lloyd's of London Cyber Insurance Requirements and Underwriting Standards
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 1800-32
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
FSSC 22000 — Food Safety System Certification
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Ghana Cybersecurity Act
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-53A
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
EBA Guidelines on ICT and Security Risk Management (EBA/GL/2019/04)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
WCO Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Framework
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
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8%
EU Chips Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/1781)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
NFPA 1600 — Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-39
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Cyber Essentials Plus
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
DO-326A
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
EN 50126/50128/50129 — Railway RAMS and Safety
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
South Korea ISMS-P
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
ISO 45001
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
CMMC 2.0
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Australia IRAP — Information Security Registered Assessors Program
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
3GPP Security Architecture (TS 33.501 — 5G Security)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
IEC 62443
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
ISO 22000
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) — Water Industry
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
APRA SPS 220 Risk Management (Superannuation)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
ISO 31000
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes — Global Standards
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) — NAIC Model Act
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
NERC CIP
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-82 Rev 3 — Guide to OT Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
BIMCO Cyber Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
BSI C5 — Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
ISO 26262:2018 — Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
PCAOB AS 2201 — Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP) Rules 2023
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Directives
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
EMV 3-D Secure (3DS2) — Payment Authentication Protocol
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Equator Principles (EP4, 2020)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 — Organisational Privacy Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 — Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
AS9100D — Aerospace Quality Management System
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
APRA CPS 220 Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
MTCS — Multi-Tier Cloud Security (Singapore)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Belgium CyberFundamentals
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
CISA ICS-CERT Advisories and Industrial Control Systems Security Guidelines
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
UK FCA/PRA Operational Resilience Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
TSA Pipeline Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
EU NIS2 Directive — Transport Sector Requirements
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
8%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA, Regulation 2023/1114)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Netherlands GDPR Implementation Act (UAVG — Uitvoeringswet AVG, 2018)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Jordan Draft Personal Data Protection Law (2022)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
DAMA-DMBOK2 — Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
EU European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
EU Machinery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1230)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
African Union Malabo Convention
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
MiFID II / MiFIR
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Egypt Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Kazakhstan Law on Personal Data and Their Protection (No. 94-V)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Georgia Law on Personal Data Protection (2012)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
Panama Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 81 of 2019)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
8%
Portugal Law No. 58/2019 — Data Protection Implementation Act
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
Montenegro Law on Personal Data Protection (2023)
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
North Macedonia Law on Personal Data Protection (2020)
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
8%
Uruguay Personal Data Protection Act (Law No. 18.331)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
Lithuania Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data (2018)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Oman Personal Data Protection Law (Royal Decree 6/2022)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Qatar Personal Data Privacy Protection Law (Law No. 13 of 2016)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Wisconsin Data Privacy Act (SB 670)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
GS1 Global Standards — Supply Chain Traceability and Data Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Spain Organic Law 3/2018 on Data Protection and Digital Rights (LOPDGDD)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
EU Data Governance Act (DGA)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
8%
Brazil Open Finance (Resolução Conjunta No. 1/2020)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, Regulation 2023/988)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 — Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Australia Online Safety Act 2021
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
EU Cyber Solidarity Act (Regulation (EU) 2025/38)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive 2023/970)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
EU Platform Work Directive (Directive 2024/2831)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
EU Product Liability Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2853)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
EU Seveso III Directive (Directive 2012/18/EU)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities (Regulation 2020/852)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Costa Rica Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 8968)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Turkey Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK — Law No. 6698)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Ukraine Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 2297-VI)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Tunisia Organic Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 2004-63)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
Côte d'Ivoire Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 2013-450)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Uzbekistan Law on Personal Data (No. ZRU-547)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Colombia Data Protection Law (Law 1581 of 2012 — SIC Oversight)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Romania Law No. 190/2018 on Data Protection Measures (GDPR Implementation)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Croatia Act on Implementation of the GDPR (Official Gazette 42/2018)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Malta Data Protection Act (Cap. 586, 2018)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
Cambodia Sub-Decree on Personal Data Protection (Sub-Decree No. 134)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (1996, updated 2005)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (Global CBPR) Forum
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
EU Clinical Trials Regulation (CTR 536/2014)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
ICH E6(R2) Good Clinical Practice — Data Integrity and Electronic Systems
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
EDM Council CDMC — Cloud Data Management Capabilities Framework
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
TEFCA — Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
Zimbabwe Data Protection Act (2021)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
8%
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
EU Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) Strategy
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
NIST SP 800-124 Rev 2 — Mobile Device Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Ethiopia Personal Data Protection Proclamation (No. 1321/2024)
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
Serbia Law on Personal Data Protection (2018)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ISO 27001:2022
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Tonga Communications Act (2015) — Privacy & Data Protection
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Kuwait Data Privacy Protection Regulation (KDPPR, 2021 — CMA Directive)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ESRB Privacy Certified Programme
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
EU In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
eIDAS 2.0 — EU Digital Identity Regulation
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Japan Act on Specified Commercial Transactions (ASCT) — Digital Services
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Rwanda Law No. 058/2021 Relating to the Protection of Personal Data
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Senegal Law on Personal Data Protection (Law No. 2008-12)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Luxembourg Law of 1 August 2018 on Data Protection (GDPR Implementation)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Angola Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 22/11)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
EU Network Code on Cybersecurity for the Electricity Sector
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Peru Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 29733)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Student Privacy Pledge 2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Cayman Islands Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Myanmar Cybersecurity Law (2023)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Paraguay Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 6534/2020)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Belgium Data Protection Act (Wet van 30 juli 2018, Loi du 30 juillet 2018)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
4%
Philippines Data Privacy Act (RA 10173)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act (2019)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Morocco Data Protection Law (09-08)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Brunei Personal Data Protection Order 2024 (PDPO)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Singapore Payment Services Act (PSA) — Digital Payment Token Regulation
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
4%
Kenya Data Protection Act 2019
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Fiji Data Protection Bill (2020)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Finland Data Protection Act (Tietosuojalaki, 1050/2018)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Denmark Data Protection Act (Databeskyttelsesloven, 2018)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
PropTech Security Standards — Smart Building Cybersecurity
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Ghana Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) — Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Philippines Cybercrime Prevention Act (RA 10175)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
HITECH Act
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR 2017/745)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
ISPE GAMP 5 — A Risk-Based Approach to Compliant GxP Computerised Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
IEC 60601-1 — Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Aged Care Quality Standards (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
WELL Building Standard v2 (International WELL Building Institute)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
PIC/S Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMD)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Code
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%

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What is UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI?

UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI is a compliance framework from International with 3 domains and 25 controls. The first global normative instrument on the ethics of artificial intelligence, adopted by all 193 UNESCO Member States in November 2021. Establishes a comprehensive framework of values, principles, and policy action areas to guide the ethical development and deployment of AI systems worldwide. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

How many controls does UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI have?

UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI has 25 controls organised across 3 domains. The largest domains are Policy Action Areas (11 controls), Principles (10 controls), Values (4 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

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