# Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI

- **Jurisdiction:** Singapore (SG)
- **Type:** Guideline · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** no
- **Issued by:** Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) / Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI)
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 22 Jan 2026 · **Effective:** 22 Jan 2026
- **Obligations:** Human oversight, Security testing, Risk classification, Transparency to users
- **Sectors:** All sectors

## Summary
Voluntary framework, launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, guiding organisations on deploying AI agents responsibly, with technical and non-technical measures to manage risks such as unauthorised or erroneous actions, while stressing that humans remain accountable.

## Why it matters
One of the first government frameworks specifically for agentic AI; useful as a control baseline for agent deployments in Singapore and beyond.

## Source
[MDDI](https://www.mddi.gov.sg/newsroom/singapore-launches-new-model-ai-governance-framework-for-agentic-ai--/)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026.

## Cite
Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI. Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) / Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI). Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/sg-imda-model-ai-governance-framework-agentic-ai-2026/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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