Governance

AI committee

Internal governance body overseeing AI use.

How the laws define this

Established in both corporate and national frameworks, an AI committee consistently serves as a designated governance body tasked with oversight, coordination, and monitoring implementation regarding artificial intelligence policy, strategy, and risk. The primary point of divergence lies in whether the body operates internally within a firm or at a national, governmental level. Under the OJK Guidance on AI Governance for Indonesian Banking, an AI committee is strictly an internal organizational entity—or an assigned existing committee—responsible for managing internal AI strategy, risk appetite, policy execution, and cross-functional role assignments. Conversely, other instruments establish public, governmental bodies. The AI Responsibility and Regulation Bill (Representative: Ahn Cheol-soo, proposed Aug 8, 2023) describes a statutory body led or coordinated by the Ministry of Science and ICT to handle national risk classifications, advise on a three-year basic plan, and coordinate enforcement across agencies. Likewise, the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy of the Czech Republic (2019) structures the committee as a cross-ministerial subcommittee overseeing national strategy implementation.

Synthesised from the 3 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.

How jurisdictions differ

What is distinctive in each definition, binding law in force first.

Jurisdiction	Instrument	Status	What is distinctive
Indonesia	OJK Guidance on AI Governance for Indonesian Banking	In Force	Specifies representatives from legal, compliance, risk, data science, information security, and customer functions, with responsibility for AI strategy, risk appetite, policy implementation, role assignments, escalation paths, and supervisory engagement.
South Korea	AI Responsibility and Regulation Bill	Withdrawn	Defines a statutory body led by the Ministry of Science and ICT with regulatory powers to classify AI risks, adjudicate high-risk systems, advise on national plans, and recommend enforcement.
Czech Republic	National Artificial Intelligence Strategy of the Czech Republic (2019)	Adopted	Limits to a subcommittee under the Committee for the Digital Economy and Society focused on cross-ministerial coordination, stakeholder mapping, and periodic review of national AI strategy objectives.

What it triggers

The OJK Guidance recommends banks establish an internal governance body or assign an existing committee for AI oversight.source
The AI Responsibility and Regulation Bill would have required a statutory body led by the Ministry of Science and ICT to review AI risks and coordinate enforcement.source
The National Artificial Intelligence Strategy sets out a governance subcommittee to oversee implementation of national AI objectives.source

Definitions (3)

An internal governance body (or an assigned existing committee) responsible for overseeing AI strategy, risk appetite, policy implementation, role assignments, escalation paths and supervisory engagement; typically includes representatives from legal, compliance, risk, data science, information security and customer functions.

Buku Panduan Tata Kelola Kecerdasan Artifisial Perbankan Indonesia (OJK Guidance on AI Governance for Indonesian Banking)Definition 1 of 3

A statutory body proposed to be led/coordinated by the Ministry of Science and ICT tasked with reviewing and classifying AI risk categories, adjudicating confirmation requests for prohibited or high‑risk systems, advising on the national AI basic plan on a three‑year cycle, and recommending oversight and enforcement actions while coordinating with sectoral agencies and regulators.

AI Responsibility and Regulation Bill (Representative: Ahn Cheol-soo, proposed Aug 8, 2023)Definition 2 of 3

A designated governance body (a subcommittee under the Committee for the Digital Economy and Society) responsible for cross-ministerial coordination, stakeholder mapping, periodic review of objectives, and oversight of implementation instruments defined by the national AI strategy.

National Artificial Intelligence Strategy of the Czech Republic (2019)Definition 3 of 3

Not to be confused with

AI Governance Board

AI Governance Board refers to a senior-leader board for policy and deployment decisions, while AI committee definitions cover broader oversight including risk, ethics, and coordination.

AI Ethics Board

AI Ethics Board focuses specifically on ethical guidance, whereas AI committee encompasses strategy, risk management, and regulatory functions.

AI Review Committee

AI Review Committee is limited to expert review of high-risk systems, unlike the wider strategic and oversight roles in AI committee definitions.

Questions and answers

What functions must an AI committee include under OJK guidance?

It typically includes representatives from legal, compliance, risk, data science, information security, and customer functions. The committee oversees AI strategy, risk appetite, policy implementation, role assignments, escalation paths, and supervisory engagement.

What would the South Korean AI committee have done?

It would have reviewed and classified AI risk categories, adjudicated confirmation requests for prohibited or high-risk systems, advised on the national AI plan every three years, and recommended oversight actions.

How does the Czech AI committee fit into national governance?

It is a designated subcommittee under the Committee for the Digital Economy and Society responsible for cross-ministerial coordination, stakeholder mapping, periodic objective reviews, and oversight of the national AI strategy's implementation instruments.