This white paper addresses the critical question: How can organizations design AI systems that are compliant by design across the EU AI Act, GDPR, and India DPDP without undermining innovation or operational scalability?
To answer this, the paper proposes a unified, lifecycle-based approach to AI system design and governance, grounded in six core principles:
- Compliance by Design: Embedding privacy, risk management, and accountability requirements into system architecture from the earliest design stages.
- Risk-Based Governance: Aligning AI risk management under the EU AI Act with GDPR DPIAs and DPDP fiduciary obligations through continuous assessment and monitoring.
- Data Protection Integration: Harmonizing GDPR and DPDP principles—such as data minimization, consent, and purpose limitation—within AI development pipelines.