Comment Now: Draft Guidelines on Data Classification Practices

NIST Information Technology RSS(US) 12 Feb 2026 28

Data classification is a prerequisite for responsible AI data governance, but this US standard has no immediate Australian regulatory parallel.

  • NIST NCCoE has released draft SP 1800-39 on data classification practices, open for comment until 30 March 2026.
  • The publication frames data classification as foundational to secure AI model training, Zero Trust, and quantum-safe cryptography.
  • Limited direct relevance to APS AI governance work; primarily a US data-security standard with peripheral AI framing.
  • Monitor Agencies with active data classification or AI data-governance programs may want to note this publication as an international reference point, particularly its framing of classification as prerequisite to secure AI training.

Implications are AI-generated. Starting points, not advice — see methodology for how they're framed.

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