Institute for Technology Stewardship

Keeping human judgment at the centre of autonomous systems.

An independent research institute advancing governance frameworks for autonomous and emerging technology - so that as systems grow more capable, accountability stays with people.

Founded by a veteran of large-scale telecom operations · India · Working globally

What we do

ITS bridges operational expertise from critical infrastructure with policy research - developing frameworks, publishing evidence-based insights, and contributing to global standards for autonomous systems.

The organisations that already solved humans and machines working together at scale - telecom operations centres, air-traffic control, critical infrastructure - hold the most important lessons for technology governance.

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Governance landscape

ITS governance research is informed by and referenced against leading global frameworks, standards bodies, and policy institutions:

Standards & Frameworks
NISTMonitoring NIST AI Risk Management Framework for governance alignment
ISOBuilding governance frameworks referenced against ISO/IEC 42001 AI management standards
IEEEInformed by IEEE ethical-technology principles
Policy & Regulatory
OECD.AITracking OECD.AI policy developments for cross-border AI governance alignment
EU AI OfficeMonitoring EU AI Act implementation for regulatory alignment
Industry & Multistakeholder
IAPPPrivacy governance informed by IAPP best practices
PAIDrawing on Partnership on AI's published multistakeholder frameworks
Regional
ITUTracking ITU-T developments in telecom governance
IndiaAIMonitoring IndiaAI initiatives on inclusive AI governance
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