IMDA updates Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI
30 July 2026
On 20 May 2026, the Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore (“IMDA”) issued a press release on the updated Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI (“MGF for Agentic AI”). The MGF for Agentic AI was launched at the World Economic Forum in January 2026 and was featured in our article “Singapore launches new Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI”.
The MGF for Agentic AI is a first-of-its-kind framework for reliable and safe agentic artificial intelligence (“AI”) deployment. It builds upon the governance foundations of MGF for AI, which was introduced in 2020. It provides guidance to organisations on how to deploy agents responsibly, recommending technical and non-technical measures to mitigate risks, while emphasising that humans are ultimately accountable.
Following the launch, IMDA called for feedback to refine the framework and for case studies so as to demonstrate how agentic AI can be responsibly deployed. IMDA has now updated the framework to include real-world case studies and new best practices. These new additions will help more organisations by providing them with examples of how their counterparts have operationalised the MGF for Agentic AI recommendations for their systems, so that they can do the same.
The updated MGF for Agentic AI incorporates industry feedback on matters including how to manage risks from multi-agent systems and third-party agents, and address automation bias. It also features case studies of real-world agentic deployments that demonstrate how to operationalise different dimensions of the framework.
Reference materials
The following materials are available on the IMDA website www.imda.gov.sg: