Governance-Aware Design Frameworks for Trustworthy Intelligent Systems
Abstract
The rapid integration of intelligent systems into critical social, economic, and governmental domains has intensified concerns regarding trust, accountability, transparency, and ethical compliance. While advances in artificial intelligence have delivered unprecedented capabilities in perception, decision-making, and automation, many deployed systems lack governance mechanisms that ensure responsible behavior across their lifecycle. Governance-aware design frameworks seek to embed principles of ethics, law, policy, and societal values directly into the architecture and development processes of intelligent systems. This paper explores governance-aware design as a foundational approach for building trustworthy intelligent systems that are transparent, fair, accountable, secure, and aligned with human values. It examines how governance considerations can be operationalized at the levels of data management, model development, system architecture, deployment, and post-deployment monitoring. A comprehensive literature review analyzes existing work on trustworthy AI, ethical-by-design methodologies, regulatory frameworks, and technical mechanisms for accountability and explainability. Building on these insights, the paper proposes a research methodology for designing, implementing, and evaluating governance-aware intelligent systems. The methodology emphasizes interdisciplinary integration, lifecycle governance, and continuous oversight. The goal is to provide a structured framework that enables intelligent systems to operate reliably and responsibly in complex, high-stakes environments while fostering public trust and regulatory compliance
Article Information
Journal |
International Journal of Science, Research and Technology |
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Volume (Issue) |
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): International Journal of Science, Research and Technology (IJSRAT) |
DOI |
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Pages |
13484-13492 |
Published |
February 5, 2025 |
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All rights reserved |
Open Access |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
How to Cite |
Anjali Manish Rao (%2025). Governance-Aware Design Frameworks for Trustworthy Intelligent Systems. International Journal of Science, Research and Technology , Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025): International Journal of Science, Research and Technology (IJSRAT) , pp. 13484-13492. https://doi.org/10.15662/IJSRAT.2025.0801001 |
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