Research, frameworks, and practical resources for AI governance.
Resources developed to support governance decision-making, accountability, and institutional readiness.
Governance research grounded in law, policy, and institutional practice.
The Governance Gap: AI Accountability in 2026
Organizations across sectors are deploying AI at a pace that has outrun the governance infrastructure built to support it. This paper examines the structural gap between governance commitments and governance practices, identifies the patterns that produce that gap, and outlines the accountability, oversight, and documentation systems organizations need to close it.
New research, frameworks, and governance resources are added periodically through the Novara Briefing and future publications.
Subscribe to the BriefingThe governance architecture behind every Novara engagement.
The Novara Governance Framework is the analytical structure through which governance is evaluated, designed, and strengthened. These resources explain the framework and the concepts that underpin the firm's approach to governance infrastructure.
The Novara Governance Framework
A five-component structure for evaluating, designing, and strengthening AI governance infrastructure. Applied across every Novara engagement regardless of sector or organizational context.
Governance by Design
Governance embedded into operational processes, procurement workflows, and decision-making structures from the outset, rather than applied retrospectively when scrutiny arrives.
Demonstrable Governance
The standard toward which governance infrastructure should be built: not that governance policies exist, but that governance can be evidenced under review by regulators, boards, auditors, and procurement teams.
Governance commentary and regulatory analysis.
The Novara Briefing is a publication on Substack covering AI governance, regulatory readiness, accountability, and oversight. Each issue examines a specific governance challenge, regulatory development, or accountability question relevant to organizations navigating AI adoption.
The Briefing is written for general counsel, compliance officers, executives, and governance professionals who need analysis grounded in legal and policy expertise rather than technology commentary.
Read the Novara BriefingWritten for governance and legal professionals
The Briefing is not a technology newsletter. It is a governance and policy publication for general counsel, compliance officers, and executives responsible for how AI is adopted, reviewed, and accounted for.
Structured resources for evaluating and strengthening governance.
Novara's assessment offerings provide organizations with a structured, evidenced evaluation of governance capability and maturity. These are practitioner-led evaluations grounded in the Novara Governance Framework, not self-assessment checklists.
Governance resources for healthcare organizations.
Healthcare organizations face the highest-stakes governance environment for AI adoption. Novara's Healthcare AI Governance practice provides assessment, framework design, and ongoing advisory support tailored to the regulatory, procurement, and accountability expectations specific to healthcare.
Explore Healthcare AI GovernanceNovara Compliance Blueprint
An 18-page practical resource for organizations building AI governance and compliance foundations before regulatory or investor scrutiny arrives. Covers a 12-question AI governance checklist, a plain-language breakdown of U.S. privacy and AI regulations with current penalty figures, a regulatory risk score, and a 90-day compliance roadmap. Designed for organizations that need structured starting-point clarity, not theoretical frameworks.
Access the BlueprintGovernance Snapshot
Entry-level assessment. Current-state review of governance maturity, accountability structures, and oversight conditions.
Governance Assessment
Full governance review across all five framework components. Produces a maturity score and prioritized roadmap.
Governance Assurance Program
Ongoing monitoring, periodic reassessment, and advisory support as AI use and regulatory conditions evolve.
The resources here reflect how Novara thinks about governance.
If the research, frameworks, or assessment structure resonate with the governance challenges your organization is navigating, the next step is a direct conversation with the founder.