Technology Governance for Boards: How Directors Govern AI, Cybersecurity, Data, Digital Transformation and Enterprise Risk

Technology now influences strategy, customer trust, resilience, regulatory exposure, capital allocation and enterprise value. Yet many boards still receive technology through project updates, technical dashboards and management assurances that do not provide the evidence needed for effective oversight.Technology Governance for Boards gives directors a practical framework for governing the enterprise consequences of technology without becoming technology operators.Written for independent directors, board chairs, audit and risk committee members, founders, CEOs, company secretaries and senior executives, the book explains how boards should oversee: - Artificial intelligence and automated decision-making - Cybersecurity and digital resilience - Data governance, privacy and accountability - Digital transformation and value realisation - Technology investments and major programmes - Cloud, platform and third-party dependencies - Technology risk across regulated and high-trust sectorsThe book moves from governance principles to practical boardroom application. It explains how to establish committee ownership, improve management reporting, evaluate evidence, recognise warning signs, record risk-acceptance decisions and ensure that important issues return to the board until properly closed.Readers also receive practical tools, including: - 50 questions boards should ask about technology - A technology-governance maturity checklist - A sample board agenda for AI and digital risk - A board-level technology risk register - A technology-governance checklist - A sample evidence pack - A glossary of board-level technology termsIndia-first and globally relevant, this is a practical playbook for directors who want to govern innovation with stronger judgment, clearer accountability and evidence-based confidence.