The proposal builds on Singapore’s AI assurance work, including the AI Verify Toolkit and LLM testing starter kits, feeding into broader international standardization efforts.

Key participants include Infocomm Media Development Authority Chief Executive Ng Cher Pong and Enterprise Singapore Director-General Choy Sauw Kook.

The move signals a regional and global shift toward accountability in AI as adoption accelerates across sectors.

Singapore is proposing an international standard, ISO/IEC 42119-8, to benchmark and red team generative AI systems, enabling consistent testing of performance, safety, and reliability.

The standard aims to improve reproducibility and comparability of testing results, boosting overall assurance and trust in AI systems.

Officials stress inclusive participation in standards-making, especially from emerging economies, to ensure global applicability.

IMDA and Enterprise Singapore organized the plenary; Ng Cher Pong underscored that AI standards are essential for interoperability, consistency, and trust at scale.

Singapore is advancing its broader AI strategy, including plans for a National AI Council chaired by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to drive large-scale deployment in manufacturing, finance, and healthcare.

The effort seeks to create a common language for governments, labs, developers, and citizens to accelerate adoption of AI technologies.

Ng Cher Pong highlighted three priority areas: keeping pace with AI development, ensuring standards are representative and inclusive, and increasing focus on testing and assurance.

More than 35 national bodies and over 250 AI experts from around the world are involved, with participation from China, France, Japan, Germany, the UK, the US and others.

The plenary gathering is organized by IMDA and Enterprise Singapore and will bring together experts from 35+ national bodies for discussions.