You can't govern
what you haven't assessed.
An AI governance framework is the set of controls, ownership and inventory that make an organisation's AI and automation defensible to its board and its regulator. The board mandated AI, so the pilots multiplied — Copilot in one team, a point tool in another, shadow automations no one signed off.
None of it has a readiness baseline, an inventory or a named risk owner. When someone asks whether it is safe and where the value is, there is no answer on file — because governance was never built into the pilots.
The problem
Scattered pilots and shadow automations. No readiness baseline. No inventory of models or automations. No named risk owner. And rising regulatory pressure: the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law is now in active enforcement under SDAIA, and the UAE has established a federal authority for AI and data.
What we build
An AI readiness assessment and a score you can act on. A phased roadmap that sequences the pilots worth keeping and stops the ones that aren't. An AI and automation governance framework. A live inventory of every model and automation in the estate.
Measurable outcomes
A readiness score, not a hunch. A governed pilot pipeline instead of a shadow one. Risk and value both visible to the board.
Technology
Copilot Studio · Azure OpenAI · Microsoft Purview · Power Platform · Microsoft Fabric.
How do I know if my organisation is ready for AI?
You measure it. AI readiness scores four things: the state of your data foundation, the state of your pilots, ownership and risk, and organisational capability. We run it on the same Digital Maturity Diagnostic the rest of the site uses, weighted for AI, and you get a level, a dimension breakdown and a prioritised action plan.
What is an AI governance framework?
It is the controls, ownership and inventory around your AI and automation: a live register of every model and automation, a named risk owner for each, and the policies that map them to obligations like the Saudi PDPL under SDAIA and the UAE AI and data framework. Built on Microsoft Purview where the estate is Microsoft-based.
How do you govern AI pilots that are already running?
You inventory what exists, score the readiness of each, and govern the ones worth keeping. You don't stop the work; you make it defensible. Most governance starts with a policy nobody reads — this starts with an inventory of what is already running.
This practice assesses, plans and governs. When a pilot is worth building for real, the build moves to the delivery practice. A readiness baseline is where the decision-intelligence work starts — that is Predict.
Most AI governance starts with a policy document nobody reads. We start with an inventory of what is already running — because you can't govern a pilot you didn't know existed.
See it working
PowerComply360
An AI and automation governance layer built on Microsoft Purview, plus the Purview governance architecture behind it. A working example, not a policy PDF.
Common questions
What buyers ask us
What is an AI governance framework?
The controls, ownership and inventory that make AI and automation defensible to the board and the regulator.
How do I know if we're ready for AI?
An AI readiness score across data foundation, pilots, ownership and risk, and capability, with a prioritised action plan.
How do you govern AI pilots already running?
Inventory them, score each, and govern the ones worth keeping — you make the work defensible, not stop it.
What is a model and automation inventory?
A live register of every model and automation in use, each with a named owner and a risk rating.
How does this handle UAE and Saudi regulation?
We map models and automations to the Saudi PDPL under SDAIA and the UAE AI and data framework, flagging any without an owner or basis.
Is this a compliance opinion?
No. It is a working inventory and control set; where you need a legal view, we say so.
Where does advising stop and building start?
We assess, plan and govern; building a pilot for real moves to the delivery practice on Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI and Power Platform.
What tools do you govern with?
Microsoft Purview for the governance layer, alongside Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, Power Platform and Microsoft Fabric.
Who is this for?
CIOs, IT Heads, Heads of Data and operations leaders whose board mandated AI without a governance baseline.
Reviewed July 2026 · Written by Amit Kumar Singh, Technology Consulting Partner, MyData Insights. Regulatory references (Saudi PDPL under SDAIA; UAE federal authority for AI and data) verified July 2026.
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