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UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021)

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International (UNICEF)
v2021
6 domains
22 controls

UNICEF's Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021), developed with the Government of Finland, provides nine requirements for child-centred AI systems. The guidance addresses: AI systems used by children, AI systems used about children (affecting children's lives), and AI systems developed by or with children. Nine requirements: support children's development and wellbeing, ensure inclusion of and for children, prioritise fairness and non-discrimination, protect children's data and privacy, ensure safety for children, provide transparency and accountability, empower governments and businesses with AI knowledge for children, prepare children for AI developments, and create an enabling environment. Endorsed by 40+ countries and referenced by OECD and IEEE.

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UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) is a compliance framework from International (UNICEF) with 6 domains and 22 controls that map to 104 other frameworks. The largest domains are UNICEF AI for Children: Child Rights Implementation (9 controls), UNICEF AI for Children: Nine Requirements (9 controls), Best Interests (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (6)

Best Interests

1 controls
Controls in the Best Interests domain of UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) — 1 controls
CodeTitle
UNICEFAI-1Best Interests of the Child and Age-Appropriate Design

Inclusion

1 controls
Controls in the Inclusion domain of UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) — 1 controls
CodeTitle
UNICEFAI-2Inclusion, Accessibility, Non-Discrimination

Privacy and Safety

1 controls
Controls in the Privacy and Safety domain of UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) — 1 controls
CodeTitle
UNICEFAI-3Privacy, Safety, Empowerment

Transparency

1 controls
Controls in the Transparency domain of UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) — 1 controls
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UNICEFAI-4Transparency, Explanation, Adult Capacity

UNICEF AI for Children: Child Rights Implementation

9 controls
Controls in the UNICEF AI for Children: Child Rights Implementation domain of UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) — 9 controls
CodeTitle
UNICEF-AI-CR-01Alignment with the Convention on the Rights of the Child
UNICEF-AI-CR-02Age-Appropriate Design and Default Settings
UNICEF-AI-CR-03Caregiver Oversight and Parental Controls
UNICEF-AI-CR-04Participation of Children in AI Design
UNICEF-AI-CR-05Special Protection for Children in Vulnerable Situations
UNICEF-AI-CR-06Data Use for Profiling and Recommendation Systems Affecting Children
UNICEF-AI-CR-07Procurement and Supplier Due Diligence for Child-Facing AI
UNICEF-AI-CR-08Independent Oversight and Redress for Children
UNICEF-AI-CR-09Continuous Monitoring of Child-Centred AI Outcomes

UNICEF AI for Children: Nine Requirements

9 controls
Controls in the UNICEF AI for Children: Nine Requirements domain of UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) — 9 controls
CodeTitle
UNICEF-AI-01Support Children's Development and Well-Being
UNICEF-AI-02Ensure Inclusion of and for Children
UNICEF-AI-03Prioritise Fairness and Non-Discrimination for Children
UNICEF-AI-04Protect Children's Data and Privacy
UNICEF-AI-05Ensure Safety for Children
UNICEF-AI-06Provide Transparency, Explainability, and Accountability for Children
UNICEF-AI-07Empower Governments and Businesses with Child-Centred AI Knowledge
UNICEF-AI-08Prepare Children for Present and Future Developments in AI
UNICEF-AI-09Create an Enabling Environment for Child-Centred AI

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021), you already cover:

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Maps to 104 other frameworks

22 total controls
RICS Professional Standards - Data and Technology in Property
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
9%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
9%
UK AI Regulation Framework
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
9%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 - Process Assessment Model
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
9%
ISO/IEC TR 24028:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Vietnam PDPD
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and COPPA 2.0 Proposed Updates
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO 27018
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
1 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
5%
Bahrain PDPL
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
ISO 27017
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
APPI
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-190
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
GDPR
1 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
5%
ISO 27799
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Azure Security Benchmark
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 13485
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
UK Open Banking Standard
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
South Korea ISMS-P
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
SASB Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Student Privacy Pledge 2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Taiwan PDPA
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 27005
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
IEC 62443
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 31000
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 1800-32
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
API 1164
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) - Responsible Minerals Assurance Process
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 22000
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 45001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 27019
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
UK FCA/PRA Operational Resilience Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Directives
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Texas Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
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What is UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) and who does it apply to?

UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) is a compliance framework from International (UNICEF) with 6 domains and 22 controls. UNICEF's Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021), developed with the Government of Finland, provides nine requirements for child-centred AI systems. The guidance addresses: AI systems used by children, AI systems used about children (affecting children's lives), and AI systems developed by or with children. Nine requirements: support children's development and wellbeing, ensure inclusion of and for children, prioritise fairness and non-discrimination, protect children's data and privacy, ensure safety for children, provide transparency and accountability, empower governments and businesses with AI knowledge for children, prepare children for AI developments, and create an enabling environment. Endorsed by 40+ countries and referenced by OECD and IEEE. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) actually require?

UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) has 22 controls organised across 6 domains. The largest domains are UNICEF AI for Children: Child Rights Implementation (9 controls), UNICEF AI for Children: Nine Requirements (9 controls), Best Interests (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) do I already cover?

UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021) maps to 104 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are RICS Professional Standards - Data and Technology in Property (9% coverage), Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA) (9% coverage), South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics (9% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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