ICAIRE Framework Paper · ICAIRE-EAI-2026-005
Risk-Based AI Assurance in the Saudi Public Sector
Aligning International Assurance Practices with the National AI Risk Management Framework
Executive summary
Saudi Arabia has established a national foundation for managing artificial intelligence (AI) risk through the National AI Risk Management Framework, issued by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) in 2026. The framework structures risk management around context and scope, risk identification, risk assessment, risk treatment, and monitoring and review. The policy challenge addressed in this paper is therefore not the absence of AI risk governance, but how outputs from this established process can be connected to a distinct assurance process that supports justified confidence that applicable requirements have been satisfied.
Publication record
- Series
- ICAIRE Ethical AI Series
- Record number
- ICAIRE-EAI-2026-005
- Published
- October 2026
- Type
- ICAIRE Framework Paper
- Persistent link
- https://doi.org/10.68480/CEYS4608
- Review status
- Reviewed by the ICAIRE Scientific Committee
- Status
- Author-attributed, ICAIRE-hosted
- Pages
- 26
- Language
- English
Citation & identifiers
Persistent identifier
https://doi.org/10.68480/CEYS4608Alsahmah, N. (2026). Risk-based AI assurance in the Saudi public sector: Aligning international assurance practices with the National AI Risk Management Framework (ICAIRE Framework Paper). International Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Ethics. https://doi.org/10.68480/CEYS4608
