DIFC Regulation 10: AI Governance & Certification

DIFC Regulation 10 sets the governance and certification framework for AI systems operating within the Dubai International Financial Centre.

It defines clear obligations for any organisation that develops, deploys, or manages AI systems, especially those considered high-risk. These systems must demonstrate transparency, fairness, accountability, safety, and respect for fundamental rights.

But meeting these obligations requires more than policy documents. It requires a deep understanding of how AI systems are built, how they behave in production, and how risks evolve across their lifecycle.

That's where MISSION+ stands apart.

You get certified by technology leaders who design, build, deploy, and govern real AI systems. These experts bring hands-on experience beyond just assessing AI.

This gives your board and regulators confidence in what you do, how you do it, and why it holds up under scrutiny.

Regulation 10 Requirements

Under Regulation 10, organisations must demonstrate that their AI systems meet rigorous expectations across governance, risk, and technical assurance, including:

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Registration of high-risk AI systems with DIFC authorities

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End-to-end risk assessment and mitigation measures

3

Strong data protection, privacy, and security safeguards

4

Transparent, explainable AI decision-making

5

Meaningful human oversight and clear accountability

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Technical robustness, safety, and cybersecurity

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Complete documentation, evidence logs, and audit-ready records

MISSION+ helps you meet these requirements with a team that has real-world AI system building experience.

Certification Process

Certification under Regulation 10 involves a holistic evaluation of your AI system's design, behaviour, governance controls, and technical safeguards.

Our platform and expert team guide you through:

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A structured preliminary assessment

To determine whether your AI system requires certification

2

A full, engineering-led evaluation

Against Regulation 10 requirements

3

Evidence preparation and remediation support

So your system is audit-ready

4

A regulator-aligned certification decision

Based on objective, NIST-anchored standards

The outcome:

A certification built on real technical competence, trusted by boards, auditors, and regulators.

Why MISSION+

Certified by Engineers. Guided by Builders. Trusted by Boards.

MISSION+ is a DIFC-recognized Accredited Certification Body. But unlike traditional consultancies, we are AI engineers, product leaders, and technologists who have built and deployed high-risk AI systems at scale across financial services, logistics, public sector, fintech, and regulated industries.

We deeply understand the complexity beneath the surface, including models, data pipelines, drift, robustness, HITL, safety, failure modes, and real-world behavior because we have solved these challenges firsthand.

Our certification approach gives you:

Technical credibility

Regulators recognise

Transparent, accountable evidence

Your board can rely on

Assurance grounded

In real production experience

Governance aligned

To transparency, fairness, accountability, and safety

Assessment Services

Comprehensive, engineering-led evaluation of your AI system against Regulation 10 requirements, NIST AI RMF, and real-world operational expectations.

Documentation Support

We co-develop all required documentation — model cards, DPIAs, governance frameworks, safety logs, ASO evidence, HITL design — ensuring you are fully audit-ready.

With MISSION+, you're not just compliant.

You are credible.

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