OECD AI Policy Observatory

The OECD AI Observatory provides:

• Policy database: tracking of AI policies across countries
• AI Principles: the OECD AI Principles released in 2019 (later adopted by the G20)
• Research reports: on the economic, employment, and educational impact of AI
• Classification tools: a standardised framework for classifying AI systems

Singapore's involvement:

• IMDA collaborates with the OECD on follow-up work to the AI Principles
• Contributes AI Verify as a model for translating "principles into tools"

The OECD AI Principles were the first widely adopted intergovernmental AI principles document and were subsequently endorsed by the G20. Their "five principles" (inclusive growth, human-centred values, transparency, robustness, and accountability) have become a common language for AI governance worldwide. Singapore's Model AI Governance Framework actively aligns with this set of principles to ensure compatibility.

The OECD AI Observatory lets Singapore's AI governance work be both "internationally recognised and influential on international standards".

In the "seven transmission levers" framework:

• Lever 6 (international): internationalising domestic governance practice via the OECD

A take: Singapore is not an OECD member yet still participates deeply in OECD AI work — a return on its international image as "open, trusted, and cooperative".