Linked.Archi AI Governance Taxonomy
type: Ontology
imports: core#
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
preferred namespace prefix: aigovtax
creator: Kalin Maldzhanski
description: SKOS taxonomy classifying AI governance concepts by risk level, principle, lifecycle phase, and assessment type.
created: 2026-05-03
modified: 2026-05-03
publisher: Linked.Archi
publisher: linked.archi
status: draft
version IRI: 0.1.0#
version info: 0.1.0

AI Governance Concept Scheme
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Classification of AI governance concepts by risk level, principle, lifecycle phase, and assessment type.
has top concept: By Risk Level
has top concept: By Principle
has top concept: By Lifecycle Phase
has top concept: By Assessment Type

By Risk Level
type: Concept
top concept of: AI Governance Concept Scheme
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Unacceptable Risk
type: Concept
broader: By Risk Level
definition: Prohibited AI practices under EU AI Act Article 5.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

High Risk
type: Concept
broader: By Risk Level
definition: AI systems in Annex III domains requiring conformity assessment.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Critical Infrastructure
type: Concept
broader: High Risk
definition: AI in management and operation of critical infrastructure (energy, transport, water).
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Employment & Workers
type: Concept
broader: High Risk
definition: AI in recruitment, selection, HR decisions, task allocation, and monitoring.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Law Enforcement
type: Concept
broader: High Risk
definition: AI in policing, criminal justice risk assessment, and evidence evaluation.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Migration & Border Control
type: Concept
broader: High Risk
definition: AI in asylum, visa, and border management decisions.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Education & Training
type: Concept
broader: High Risk
definition: AI in student assessment, admission, and learning path determination.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Essential Services
type: Concept
broader: High Risk
definition: AI in credit scoring, insurance pricing, and access to essential services.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Limited Risk
type: Concept
broader: By Risk Level
definition: AI systems with transparency obligations (chatbots, deepfakes, emotion recognition).
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Minimal Risk
type: Concept
broader: By Risk Level
definition: AI systems with no specific obligations (voluntary codes of conduct).
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

By Principle
type: Concept
top concept of: AI Governance Concept Scheme
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Fairness
type: Concept
broader: By Principle
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Transparency
type: Concept
broader: By Principle
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Accountability
type: Concept
broader: By Principle
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Safety & Robustness
type: Concept
broader: By Principle
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Privacy & Data Governance
type: Concept
broader: By Principle
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Human Agency & Oversight
type: Concept
broader: By Principle
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Societal & Environmental Wellbeing
type: Concept
broader: By Principle
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

By Lifecycle Phase
type: Concept
top concept of: AI Governance Concept Scheme
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Design & Development
type: Concept
broader: By Lifecycle Phase
definition: Governance activities during AI system design and development — risk assessment, data governance, bias prevention.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Testing & Validation
type: Concept
broader: By Lifecycle Phase
definition: Governance activities during testing — conformity assessment, bias testing, explainability validation.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Deployment
type: Concept
broader: By Lifecycle Phase
definition: Governance activities at deployment — transparency disclosure, human oversight activation, registration.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Monitoring & Maintenance
type: Concept
broader: By Lifecycle Phase
definition: Ongoing governance — incident tracking, periodic reassessment, drift monitoring, compliance reporting.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Decommissioning
type: Concept
broader: By Lifecycle Phase
definition: Governance activities at end-of-life — data retention, model archival, notification of affected parties.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

By Assessment Type
type: Concept
top concept of: AI Governance Concept Scheme
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Conformity Assessment
type: Concept
broader: By Assessment Type
definition: Formal assessment against regulatory requirements.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Bias Assessment
type: Concept
broader: By Assessment Type
definition: Assessment of bias in data, model, or deployment context.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Explainability Assessment
type: Concept
broader: By Assessment Type
definition: Assessment of AI system explainability and interpretability.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Human Oversight Assessment
type: Concept
broader: By Assessment Type
definition: Assessment of human oversight adequacy.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme

Data Governance Assessment
type: Concept
broader: By Assessment Type
definition: Assessment of data governance measures for training and evaluation data.
in scheme: AI Governance Concept Scheme