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# APAC Governance Outlook 2026: How Boards Are Adapting to Unprecedented Disruption

The Diligent Institute, in partnership with the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) and Governance Institute of Australia, found that 65% of APAC senior governance leaders cite a lack of governance processes to guide agentic AI decision-making as their top concern, while technology consequences dominate board agendas across the region. The report captures voices from over 200 senior leaders across APAC industries and provides the only APAC-specific governance data set that goes beyond US-centric benchmarks. For SEA boards, it is the most relevant regional baseline for calibrating AI oversight ambition and board effectiveness against peer practice.

Sources

Singapore Institute of Directors / Diligent Institute (https://www.sid.org.sg/common/Uploaded%20files/Resources/APACGovernanceOutlook2026Report.pdf)

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