NZ AI Governance Maturity Assessment

A comprehensive evaluation tool designed to measure and strengthen AI governance practices across New Zealand organisations, ensuring responsible innovation and regulatory compliance.

Assessment


What is the AI Governance Maturity Assessment?

This powerful diagnostic tool evaluates your organisation's AI governance capabilities across six dimensions, providing actionable insights for improvement. Built specifically for the New Zealand context, it helps you understand where you stand and chart a path forward.

Governance and Accountability

Policies, leadership roles, and organizational structures supporting responsible AI deployment

Bias, Fairness and Equity

Testing protocols, diverse stakeholder input, and impact assessment frameworks

Transparency and Explainability

Documentation standards, disclosure practices, and decision-making clarity

Reliability and Accuracy

Continuous testing, performance monitoring, and benchmarking against standards

Risk Assessment and Mapping

Systematic risk identification, stakeholder engagement, and mitigation planning

Data Security and Privacy

Privacy impact assessments, access controls, and comprehensive security measures

Why Take This Assessment?

Built for New Zealand

Grounded in NZ guidance [legislation and regulatory frameworks, this assessment ensures your governance practices align with local compliance requirements while following international best practices.]

[Legislative Foundation

  • Privacy Act 2020 - protecting personal information
  • Fair Trading Act 1986 - consumer protection
  • Employment Relations Act 2000 - workplace fairness
  • Human Rights Act 1993 - preventing discrimination
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 - duty of care
  • Companies Act 1993 - director responsibilities]

The Value You'll Receive

Practical Insights

Receive detailed maturity scores (1-5) across each governance dimension, clearly identifying organisational strengths and improvement opportunities

Actionable Guidance

Built for New Zealand.
Get tailored recommendations aligned with key AI dimensions, which have been influenced by the NZ Government AI principles, OECD AI Principles, AI Forum NZ guidance, and more

Compliance Confidence

Understand how your current practices map to key dimensions and identify compliance gaps before they become issues

How the Assessment Works

Our streamlined process makes it easy to evaluate your AI governance maturity. The assessment adapts to your responses, ensuring relevant questions while maintaining comprehensive coverage of critical governance areas.

01

Complete the Questionnaire

Answer targeted multiple-choice questions across six governance categories. Spend 20 minutes to complete.

02

Receive Your Maturity Score

Get scored from Initial (1) to Optimising (5) for each dimension, based on recognized maturity models.

03

Review Your Dashboard

Access visualisations showing your AI governance overall posture with detailed category breakdowns.

04

Implement Recommendations

Follow prioritised guidance tailored to your maturity level to strengthen your governance framework.

Your Comprehensive Assessment Dashboard

Upon completion, you'll receive a detailed dashboard providing clear visibility into your AI governance maturity. This powerful tool transforms assessment data into actionable intelligence.

1

Overall Maturity Score

A consolidated view of your organization's AI governance readiness across all dimensions

2

Category Breakdowns

Detailed scoring for each of the six governance dimensions with comparative analysis

3

Gap Analysis

Visual identification of areas requiring immediate attention versus those performing well

4

Benchmark Comparisons

See how your organisation compares to other entities
(under development)

Who Should Take This Assessment?

This assessment is valuable for any New Zealand organisation using or planning to deploy AI systems. Whether you're just beginning your AI journey or optimizing mature implementations, the assessment provides relevant insights.

Leadership Teams

CEOs, Board Members, and Executive Leaders responsible for organisational strategy and risk oversight

Governance Professionals

Risk Managers, Compliance Officers, and Legal Teams ensuring regulatory adherence

Technology Leaders

CTOs, IT Directors, and Data Scientists implementing and managing AI systems

HR and Operations

People Leaders deploying AI in recruitment, performance management, and workplace systems

Begin Your AI Governance Journey

Take the first step toward building robust, compliant, and effective AI governance. Understanding your current maturity is essential for protecting stakeholders, ensuring compliance, and enabling responsible innovation that creates value.

Quick Start

20 minutes to complete
Super fast results and insights

NZ-Focused

Aligned with local considerations

Relevant to NZ organisations

Actionable

Know where you are now

Clear areas for improvement


About This Tool

Developed with z New Zealand focus, drawing on influences from international best practices, this assessment tool helps organisations build robust AI governance frameworks. It synthesises guidance from the OECD, AI Forum NZ, and the New Zealand Government's AI framework into a practical evaluation instrument.

The assessment methodology is grounded in established maturity models and has been designed to provide organisations with clear, actionable insights they can immediately use to strengthen their AI governance practices.


Key Benefits

  • Identify governance gaps
  • [Ensure legislative compliance]
  • Benchmark against peers
  • Receive tailored guidance
  • Build stakeholder confidence
  • Enable responsible innovation