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Governance Decision Log

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A persistent record of governance decisions, approval records, review meeting minutes and their rationales, including who authorized what and when.

Responsibility. Preserves the accountable record of governance decisions and approvals.

Also known as: Decision log, Approval records, Governance meeting minutes, Governance audit trail, Policy exception record

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Classification

Quality attributes
Transparency and accountability (NIST AI RMF: accountable and transparent)
Frameworks & regulations
ISO/IEC 42001 §7 Support (documented information)NIST AI RMF: GOVERN

Sources

  1. Ch9.8: T. Nguyen, "Standards and Frameworks for AI Governance," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 9.8. ISBN: 9798244538229.
  2. Ch10.5: T. Nguyen, "Human-over-the-Loop," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 10.5. ISBN: 9798244538229.
  3. Ref9.06: "Auditing and Compliance Monitoring for AI Systems," unpublished reference note (references/Chapter 9 - Safety, Ethics, and Compliance/06-Auditing-Compliance-Monitoring.md), Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam supplementary materials, 2026. unpublished note