Article 2 | Definitions

For the purposes of this Charter, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them unless otherwise specified:

(1)   Advisory Council: The “Advisory Council” is a body within ISAIL.IN responsible for providing strategic guidance on AI standardisation activities. The Council may recommend stakeholders for inclusion in committees and offer expertise on agenda formation and stakeholder engagement strategies.

(2)   Alliance: The term “Alliance” refers to the AiStandard.io Alliance, also known as the AI Standardisation Alliance, established by the Indian Society of Artificial Intelligence and Law (ISAIL.IN) to promote ethical AI practices, collaborative innovation, and responsible AI standardisation.

(3)   AI Standards: “AI Standards” refer to technical, commercial, legal, and ethical guidelines developed and maintained by the Alliance to govern the research, development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence technologies. These standards are designed to ensure interoperability, scalability, sustainability, and ethical governance of AI systems across various industries.

(4)   “Bharat Pacific Principles”, “Bharat Pacific AI Principles” refer to all the artificial intelligence (AI) principles adopted by ISAIL.IN as may be regularly adopted, and modified.

(5)   Committee: A “Committee” refers to a formal group established within the AiStandard.io Alliance tasked with specific responsibilities related to AI standardisation. Committees may include technical experts from Member organisations and stakeholders who collaborate on drafting standards and conducting risk assessments.

(6)   Confidential Information: “Confidential Information” means any proprietary or sensitive information disclosed during Alliance activities, including but not limited to business strategies, technical data, research findings, intellectual property (IP), financial information, or any other data marked or identified as confidential by ISAIL.IN or its members.

(7)   Intellectual Property (IP): “Intellectual Property” includes patents (whether applied for or granted), copyrights, trade secrets, know-how, designs, algorithms, databases, software code, inventions (whether patentable or not), and any other proprietary information related to AI technologies developed or shared within the Alliance framework.

(8)   Members: “Members” refers to entities that have been granted membership in the AiStandard.io Alliance under Chapter 3 of this Charter. Members may include Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Start-ups, Research Labs, Open-Source Communities, Developer Associations, and Social Enterprises.

(9)   Secretariat: The “Secretariat” refers to the administrative body within ISAIL.IN responsible for overseeing the operations of the AiStandard.io Alliance. The Secretariat manages stakeholder engagement processes, documentation protocols, compliance monitoring, and other logistical aspects of standardisation activities. This draft provides clear definitions for key terms used throughout the Charter and aligns with its objectives regarding AI standardisation processes.

(10)      Stakeholders: “Stakeholders” refers to individuals or entities that contribute to or are affected by the activities of the AiStandard.io Alliance. Stakeholders may include Members of the Alliance as well as external partners such as end-users, academic institutions, industry associations, civil society organisations, and government bodies.

(11)      Standardisation Process: The “Standardisation Process” refers to the structured approach adopted by the Alliance for developing AI Standards. It includes stakeholder identification (Article 6), use case classification (Article 7), risk analysis (Article 7), committee collaboration (Article 8), and documentation procedures (Articles 9-11).

(12)      Use Case: A “Use Case” refers to a specific instance or application of artificial intelligence technology, system, product, infrastructure, component or service that is classified and tracked by the Alliance for standardisation purposes. Use cases may be submitted by Members or stakeholders for evaluation based on technical viability, commercial potential, regulatory compliance, and ethical considerations.