AI Governance Events
AI Governance Roundtable — AI Adoption Among Non-tech Corporates: How can governance support AI adoption among non-tech corporates?
Produced by the AI Governance Pillar at AI Singapore,
now part of the NUS Artificial Intelligence Institute
This is the fifth of a series of roundtables convened by AI Singapore for representatives from industry, government, and academia to discuss Responsible AI. Such discussions are typically too narrow and too broad. Too narrow in that a few voices dominate the discussion – notably those in the United States and Europe, with China sometimes included. Too broad in that discussion is often limited to generalities and principles. This project aims to address both aspects of this problem, involving a wider set of stakeholders — in particular those from Southeast Asia — in more focused discussions of specific challenges in the application of Responsible AI to particular questions.
In November 2024, AI Singapore convened a roundtable at Deloitte Singapore to examine how governance can better support AI adoption among non-tech corporates, particularly in light of the growing regulatory complexity across jurisdictions. As AI systems become increasingly embedded in business operations, organisations face the challenge of adopting AI responsibly while navigating a fragmented global governance landscape. This is particularly pertinent for non-tech corporates, who often play no role in building these systems, yet are expected to interpret complex regulations, manage risks, and take responsibility for the outcomes. Participants in this roundtable also emphasised the crucial role that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play in the local and regional South-East Asian economy and highlighted how SMEs can be further empowered and, in some instances, lead AI innovation. The roundtable brought together stakeholders from industry, regulatory bodies, and academia to explore the obstacles that hinder responsible adoption and to surface operational insights that could inform future policy, operations, and cross-sector collaboration. This report thus reflects the key insights, structured as AI Governance Gaps, that have emerged throughout the discussion, providing a synthesis of the gaps raised and the proposed solutions.
Funding: This roundtable was funded via a charitable grant from Google.org, as part of Google’s Digital Futures Project.
