Our Mandate
Shaping the future of AI governance
Mission
Our mandate
The Caribbean AI Risk Management Council was established in January 2024 with a clear mandate: to serve as the foremost authority on AI risk management for the Caribbean region. In a world where AI systems increasingly influence decisions affecting millions, the Caribbean cannot afford to be a passive consumer of AI technologies.
Our mandate encompasses three core pillars: developing regionally-appropriate AI risk management frameworks, ensuring alignment with global regulatory standards including the EU AI Act, GDPR, and national Data Protection Acts, and building the human capacity needed to govern AI systems effectively.
The Caribbean faces distinctive challenges, from the concentration of economic power in tourism and financial services to the data sovereignty concerns of small island developing states. Our frameworks address these realities while maintaining compatibility with international standards.
Risk Identification & Classification
Systematic classification using our Caribbean AI Risk Taxonomy (CART), aligned with the EU AI Act's four risk tiers.
Governance & Compliance
Governance structures ensuring compliance with GDPR, regional Data Protection Acts, and emerging global AI regulations.
Ethical AI Standards
Promoting ethical AI through our Caribbean Ethical AI Charter, addressing bias, fairness, transparency, and accountability.
Incident Response & Monitoring
Continuous monitoring protocols, incident response frameworks, and real-time risk dashboards for AI systems.
Global Compliance
Regulatory alignment
EU AI Act
- Unacceptable risk identification
- High-risk compliance
- Limited risk transparency
- Conformity assessments
- Post-market monitoring
GDPR
- Data Protection Impact Assessments
- Automated decision safeguards (Art. 22)
- Right to explanation for AI
- Cross-border data compliance
- Privacy by design for AI
Regional DPAs
- Jamaica Data Protection Act (2020)
- Trinidad & Tobago DPA (2011)
- Barbados DPA (2019)
- Cayman Islands DPA (2017)
- OECS Model Framework
Our Journey
Key milestones
CAIRMC Founded
Formally established, bringing together AI governance experts from across the Caribbean region.
Framework Launch
Release of the Caribbean AI Risk Management Framework (CARF), the first regionally-tailored AI governance standard.
EU AI Act Alignment
Completed mapping CAIRMC frameworks to the EU AI Act risk classification system.
Certification Launch
Launched the first Caribbean-specific AI risk management certification program.
Regional Expansion
Expanded to 3+ Caribbean nations with dedicated country liaisons and localized frameworks.
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