Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI (Agentic MGF)
The IMDA governance instrument this entire program is built around, launched 22 January 2026 at the World Economic Forum, Davos, published as version 1.5 on 20 May 2026 (updated 5 June 2026). The first comprehensive national governance framework for agentic AI, non-binding best-practice guidance, explicitly a living document.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 2 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Certified Agentic AI Governance Professional (CAAGP).
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
The IMDA governance instrument this entire program is built around, launched 22 January 2026 at the World Economic Forum, Davos, published as version 1.5 on 20 May 2026 (updated 5 June 2026). The first comprehensive national governance framework for agentic AI, non-binding best-practice guidance, explicitly a living document.
Voluntary guidance published by Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA); Version 1.0 launched 22 January 2026, Version 1.5 published 20 May 2026. Organizes agentic AI governance into four dimensions, the fourth of which is end-user responsibility.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first module of every program is free with a free account.
- Working Inside an Agent Policy · Agentic AI and Workforce Integration, Certified AI Practitioner: Workplace Foundations
- What an Agent Actually Is · Taking the Controls, Certified Agentic AI Governance Professional (CAAGP)
Where it shows up at work
A definition is where Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI (Agentic MGF) starts. The lessons above teach it inside the competencies below, which are what job descriptions ask for and what the GAGE credential records. Every link here is drawn from the same careers map that builds a role's readiness check.
Governs AI agents that take actions: tool access, least privilege, interruptibility, cascading actions and accountability for what an agent did.
One lesson on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Applies IMDA's Model AI Governance Framework, AI Verify and the PDPA alongside Western frameworks for organizations operating across Asia.
One lesson on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Designs multi step agent systems: orchestration graphs, tool contracts, memory, interruptibility, and the evaluation of agent behavior before it is allowed to act.
One lesson on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Roles that hire for it
Each role page shows the full competency set, what the seat decides, and a readiness check against your own evidence.
- Chief Information Security Officer, AI security focusneeds it at depth
- Agentic AI Engineer, orchestration editionneeds it at depth
- AI Security Architectneeds it at depth · 8 open postings this week
- Chief Technology Officer, AI engineering editionneeds working knowledge
- VP of AI Governance and Ethicsneeds working knowledge
- AI Governance Engineerneeds working knowledge · 7 open postings this week
How job descriptions say it
Postings rarely use the textbook word. These are the phrases the careers map reads as asking for the competencies above.
Where the frameworks place it: IMDA Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI; NIST AI RMF; IMDA Model AI Governance Framework; PDPA.
One interview question about it
An agent can send emails and update records. What may it touch, what needs a human, and how do you prove afterwards what it did?
Asked of candidates for agentic ai controls and authorization boundaries. Answering it in your own words is exactly how a GAGE topic is passed, and the credential records the pass where an employer can check it.
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.