MAST AI STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE
AI Board Governance Guide

Purpose: structure oversight of enterprise AI investment and risk.

1. Strategic direction: Which business outcomes justify AI investment? Which non-AI options were considered?
2. Accountability: Who owns benefits, system operation and residual risk?
3. Portfolio: Which initiatives are approved, experimental or stopped?
4. Evidence: What supports the claimed benefits and system reliability?
5. People: Who may be affected and how can they challenge outcomes?
6. Boundaries: Which uses require escalation or are prohibited?
7. Suppliers: What critical dependencies and exit options exist?
8. Assurance: What independent challenge has been completed?
9. Incidents: Which events require board visibility?
10. Follow-through: Record decisions, owners and dates in meeting minutes.

Suggested reporting pack: portfolio summary; benefit baseline and trend; top risks and treatments; material changes; incident summary; assurance findings; decisions requested.

Tailor to the board mandate and operating context. This guide is not a legal opinion or an official standard.