Australia’s Responsible AI Index Highlights Pathways for India’s Ethical AI Policy Framework

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Institutions: NITI Aayog

Australia’s National Artificial Intelligence Centre has released its 2025 Responsible AI Index, benchmarking organisational maturity in ethical AI adoption. The index evaluates accountability, safety, fairness, transparency, and explainability, placing firms into four stages: Emerging, Developing, Implementing, and Leading. Results show that nearly half of organisations remain in the Developing stage, while the share of ‘Leading’ adopters has grown to 12 percent, up from 2024. Companies with longer AI experience report strong operational benefits, ranging from improved customer experience to productivity gains, suggesting that responsible adoption is directly tied to performance outcomes. For India, the report offers a comparative model as domestic policy debates on ethical AI gather pace.

Relevant question for policy stakeholders: Can benchmarking tools like Australia’s Index help Indian MSMEs adopt responsible AI despite capacity and regulatory gaps?

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https://www.industry.gov.au/news/australias-national-benchmark-responsible-ai-adoption-now-available

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