Benchmark your responsible AI maturity level with a new self-assessment tool
A government-backed RAI maturity benchmark now exists for Australian organisations - agencies may find it a useful baseline before developing internal assessments.
Key points
- NAIC has released a free Responsible AI Self-Assessment Tool benchmarking organisations across five RAI dimensions.
- Only 12% of Australian organisations currently reach the top 'leading' maturity level, per the accompanying 2025 index.
- The tool targets businesses broadly; direct applicability to Commonwealth entities depends on how APS-specific the benchmarks are.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Consider Agencies developing or reviewing internal AI governance frameworks could consider completing the tool to establish a baseline and identify gaps against the five RAI dimensions.
- Consider Policy and strategy teams could assess whether the NAIC/Fifth Quadrant maturity model aligns with DTA's responsible AI policy framework before referencing it in agency-level guidance.
- Monitor Procurement and risk teams may want to monitor whether the Responsible AI Index becomes a recognised benchmark that vendors or regulated entities are expected to demonstrate progress against.
Implications are AI-generated. Starting points, not advice — see methodology for how they're framed.
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"Benchmark your responsible AI maturity level with a new self-assessment tool"
Source: National AI Centre
Published: 26 August 2025
URL: https://www.industry.gov.au/news/benchmark-your-responsible-ai-maturity-level-new-self-assessment-tool
The National AI Centre, via contractor Fifth Quadrant, has released a free Responsible AI Self-Assessment Tool that produces a maturity score across five dimensions: accountability, safety, fairness, transparency, and explainability. Organisations are placed into one of four levels - emerging, developing, implementing, or leading. The tool is accompanied by the Responsible AI Index 2025, which benchmarks Australian adoption and finds only 12% of organisations at the leading tier. While designed for businesses broadly, the tool and index may offer useful reference points for APS agencies assessing or communicating their own RAI maturity posture.
Implications for Australian agencies:
- [Consider] Agencies developing or reviewing internal AI governance frameworks could consider completing the tool to establish a baseline and identify gaps against the five RAI dimensions.
- [Consider] Policy and strategy teams could assess whether the NAIC/Fifth Quadrant maturity model aligns with DTA's responsible AI policy framework before referencing it in agency-level guidance.
- [Monitor] Procurement and risk teams may want to monitor whether the Responsible AI Index becomes a recognised benchmark that vendors or regulated entities are expected to demonstrate progress against.
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