Financing ISO 42001 certification addresses which costs associated with introducing an artificial intelligence management system can be covered by public support. Eligible costs tend to include advisory services for gap analysis and system implementation, staff training, preparation of documentation and the fee for the certification audit itself. Surveillance and recertification audits in subsequent years, on the other hand, are generally not funded, as they are operating costs outside the project period. Support is most often provided under schemes aimed at increasing competitiveness and under the de minimis regime. What matters for a company's decision is that the certificate has value chiefly when customers require it or when the company deploys AI systems with a higher degree of risk.
See also: Certification audit, Management system implementation project, ISO/IEC 42001.
