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Terms of The Bharat Pacific Charter

Schedule 2

Constitution, Regulation and Authority of the Technical Committees


  1. The Secretariat, except precluded by a notification of the Board of Trustees, has the authority to establish technical committees as a part of the Advisory Council whose members.

  2. The Secretariat has approved the constitution of the following committees:

    1. ISAIL Policy Innovation Committee

    2. ISAIL AI Development Committee

    3. ISAIL Strategic Affairs Committee

    4. ISAIL Ethics Committee (on ad hoc basis)

  3. The Secretariat has also approved the constitution of the following forums:

    1. The Bharat Pacific Policy Prism (BP3)

    2. The Global Glocal Tech Guild (G3T) 

  4. Each technical committee is empowered to establish the following entities as permitted by the Board of Trustees, the Advisory Council or the Managing Trustee:

    • Expert Groups

    • ISAIL-Affiliated Law & Policy Centres

    • Regional Chapters, national, regional and local

    • Scientific Groups

    • Delegations

    • Emergency Groups or Temporary Groups

    • Joint Working Groups, in collaboration with other organisations

  5. Each group’s mandate shall be confined with specific objectives and intent. The objectives and intent have to be decided in consensus by the groups themselves.

  6. Each Committee shall have Chairpersons and Co-Chairpersons as may be nominated solely by the Secretariat.  

  7. The Convenor or the Deputy Convenor of The Advisory Council, or any one of the Distinguished Experts or Emerging Specialists of the Advisory Council, have the right to act as the ad hoc chairpersons for any of the committees at the pleasure of the Secretariat of the Indian Society of Artificial Intelligence and Law.

  8. The functions of the Committees are stated as follows:

    1. General Functions & Responsibilities

      1. The members nominated in the committees are required to hold at least 2 virtual / physical meetings of their respective committees in a quarter. Virtual meetings are however recommended.

      2. Only at the authorisation of the Secretariat or the Advisory Council, the members of the respective committees may hold their committee meetings on a joint basis. 

      3. Once every 4 committee meetings are held, the members of the respective committees may be required to submit an outcome report, on the deliberations that their respective committees had undergone, and the decisions taken in each of the meetings.

      4. All deliberations held in the committee meetings shall be considered private, and cannot be shared in public domain, except otherwise authorised by the Secretariat or the Liaison Services to do so. 

      5. In case any notification, report, communique or document is developed in a committee, the publication & distribution of any such document, must be decided by the members of the committee in consensus, once authorised by the Secretariat or the Liaison Services to do so.

      6. Any member of a duly constituted committee may propose and hold committee sessions related to their committee's mandate and objectives.

      7. All proposals for committee sessions must be proposed to the Secretariat, suggesting the purpose, agenda, and expected outcomes of the session. The Secretariat shall review the proposal and provide necessary logistical support for approved sessions.

    2. Specific Functions for the Strategic Affairs Committee and its groups

      1. Research and Analysis

        1. Analyse geopolitical and geo-economic trends affecting technology law and policy, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region

        2. Study the intersection of economic policies, security considerations, and technological developments

        3. Examine strategic implications of emerging technologies on international relations and economic partnerships

      2. Policy Development

        1. Develop policy frameworks addressing geoeconomic challenges in technology governance

        2. Review research proposals related to strategic technology partnerships and economic security

        3. Assess implications of global power shifts on technology law and policy

      3. Knowledge Exchange

        1. Organise reading sessions and discussions on strategic affairs, focusing on:

          1. Technology-driven economic interdependence

          2. Geopolitical impacts on digital governance

          3. Strategic technology partnerships and alliances

        2. Conduct writing competitions on strategic technology policy issues

        3. Mentor research interns studying geoeconomic aspects of technology law

      4. Collaboration

        1. Foster dialogue between experts in strategic affairs, technology policy, and legal domains

        2. Facilitate partnerships with think tanks and research institutions working on geo-economic issues

        3. Promote understanding of strategic implications in technology governance

      5. Standards Development

        1. Develop guidelines for assessing strategic implications of technology partnerships

        2. Review technical standards from geopolitical and economic security perspectives

        3. Ensure alignment of research with strategic priorities and ethical considerations

    3. Specific Functions for the Policy Innovation Committee and its groups

      1. Policy Research & Development

        1. Design innovative policy frameworks for emerging technologies

        2. Identify regulatory gaps and propose novel solutions

        3. Develop experimental policy sandboxes and regulatory testbeds

        4. Study global best practices in technology policy and adapt them for local contexts

      2. Standards & Guidelines

        1. Create forward-looking legal and ethical standards for emerging technologies

        2. Develop policy guidelines that balance innovation with public interest

        3. Review and update existing standards to accommodate technological advancement

        4. Design implementation frameworks for policy recommendations

      3. Interdisciplinary Integration

        1. Bridge technical expertise with policy considerations

        2. Facilitate dialogue between technologists, policymakers, and legal experts

        3. Promote evidence-based policymaking through technical-legal collaboration

        4. Integrate diverse perspectives in policy formulation

    4. Specific Functions for the AI Development Committee and its groups

      1. Technology Intelligence

        1. Monitor and analyse emerging trends in AI and legal technology

        2. Track developments in AI applications for legal services

        3. Identify transformative AI technologies relevant to law and policy

        4. Assess technical maturity and adoption readiness of all sector-specific, and sector-neutral AI solutions

      2. Ecosystem Engagement

        1. Facilitate roundtables with AI research laboratories and centers

        2. Connect with startups and MSMEs developing legal tech solutions

        3. Document and share AI use cases in legal domain

        4. Create platforms for demonstrating commercial AI applications

      3. Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

        1. Maintain open repository of AI use cases in legal sector

        2. Create technical documentation of AI implementations

        3. Develop case studies of successful AI adoptions

        4. Share learnings from AI deployment experiences

      4. Innovation Facilitation

        1. Enable collaboration between AI developers and legal practitioners

        2. Support proof-of-concept development for legal AI applications

        3. Provide technical guidance for AI implementation

        4. Foster open innovation in legal technology

      5. Technical Assessment

        1. Evaluate AI solutions for legal applications

        2. Review technical feasibility of proposed AI implementations

        3. Assess scalability and sustainability of AI projects

        4. Provide technical recommendations for AI adoption

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The Indian Society of Artificial Intelligence and Law (ISAIL.IN) is an artificial intelligence industry forum, founded by Abhivardhan in 2018. Our mission as an independent, not-for-profit industry forum for the analytics & AI industry in India is to promote responsible development of artificial intelligence and its standardisation in India.

Enforcing AI standards in the Indian and Indo-Pacific markets is hard. And yet, ISAIL.IN intends to document data and inputs associated with the market tendencies around three facets of artificial intelligence: its adoption, research around it, and its real-life policy implications across as many sectors as possible.


This is why, the AiStandard.io Alliance, administered by ISAIL.IN, intends to establish an allies of AI entities in India, Asia and the Global South, to develop market-friendly AI standards, with sector-specific, and sector-neutral contexts.

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