Governance

Scientific and Ethics Council

Specialist advisory body for AI ethics and scientific guidance.

Definitions (4)

A specialist advisory body within CRIA responsible for providing normative advice on ethics, safety, and research priorities, proposing ethical guidelines and risk frameworks, and ensuring scientific excellence in the national AI agenda.

A specialised advisory body within the Committee tasked with providing scientific and ethical guidance on responsible AI, human-centred design, ethical limits and risk mitigation to inform policy, strategy and working-group outputs.

A ministerial advisory body established under the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization to supply scientific expertise and ethical guidance during the strategy drafting and review process, including qualitative reviews of risks, safeguards and alignment with rights-based principles.

A specialized advisory sub-body to be operationalized by the Committee, the Scientific and Ethics Council provides scientific expertise and ethical oversight for AI research, innovation and policy recommendations, helping ensure alignment with ethical frameworks and research standards.