Governance
AI Certification Standards is a nonprofit standards body. Its purpose is to publish and maintain the AI Competence Framework as a public reference.
The organisation awards no credentials, delivers no training and assesses no candidates. Who founded it, how it is funded and what its directors declare are set out in full at Who we are, and what we disclose. We publish that because a standards body whose independence rests on the reader not asking is not independent.
Last reviewed 30.08.2026 · next scheduled review annually
What this section contains
Six pages. Each states a position and shows the record that evidences it.
| Page | Contains |
|---|---|
| Who we are, and what we disclose | Founding history, related parties, and what those relationships mean |
| The board | Members, affiliations, terms, appointment and removal |
| Conflict of interest policy | Declaration, recusal, and the published record of recusals |
| Funding | Every source, amount and condition |
| How decisions are made | Who decides framework changes, and by what process |
| Documents | Constitution, articles, policies, minutes |
Six commitments, each with the record that evidences it
These are claims that can be checked. Every one links to the page where the evidence is published.
The framework is published in full and free to use.
No part is withheld, gated or reserved for paying parties.
Evidence · LicenceThe organisation issues no credentials and assesses no individuals.
It publishes a specification. Awarding is done by others, independently.
Evidence · Framework scopeEvery funding source is published with its amount and conditions.
Including where the funder is a related party.
Evidence · FundingEvery director's outside interests are published.
Including interests with no bearing on this organisation's work.
Evidence · The boardWhere a decision involves a related party, conflicted directors are recused and the recusal is published as a dated record.
Recusal means leaving the discussion, not abstaining from the vote.
Evidence · NoticesFramework changes follow a published process with public consultation.
Rejected proposals are published with the reason they were rejected.
Evidence · DecisionsHow the organisation is constituted
AI Certification Standards is an aktiebolag with a nonprofit object clause registered in Sweden, registration number 559412-8871. Surplus is not distributable to any shareholder.
Its constitutional documents are published in full at Documents.