AI Governance
Helping leadership keep the use of AI under direction
AI is often already in use across an organisation before its leadership has had the chance to see the full picture. Deeple helps especially public-sector leaders build that picture, make the decisions it calls for, and keep AI use governed as it keeps changing.
Why this matters
Using AI is not the same as governing it
AI can be in broad use in an organisation before leadership has managed to form an overall picture. Different units move at different speeds, people make their own interpretations, and new use cases appear faster than shared practices can be built to match them.
Leadership's task is not to control every tool or approve every use case. It does need to know what the organisation is aiming for, where the limits of use lie, who is accountable for decisions, and how new situations get assessed. That is what we mean by governing AI — and it is what we help build.
How we work
Three questions, in the order your organisation needs them
01 Map
Form the picture
When you don't yet know where you stand
AI is already in use, but there is no shared picture of it. We find out how AI is actually being used, what is already resolved, and where the most important uncertainties, risks and decisions are.
Outcome: Leadership knows what is in order, what needs resolving, and where to focus next.
02 Align
Make the decisions
When shared decisions are missing
The current state is understood, but the organisation still needs a shared direction and a way of deciding. We help set strategic direction, staff guidelines, responsibilities, and a model for governing AI — to the extent each organisation needs.
Outcome: The organisation has shared guidelines for how AI is used and governed.
03 Govern
Keep it working
When agreed guidelines need to hold in practice
Governing AI does not end when a strategy or governance model is finished. We help put guidelines into practice, build the competence they require, assess new use cases, and track and adjust how AI is used.
Outcome: The organisation can keep AI use under direction as its situation changes.
Who we are
An AI governance partner for the public sector
Deeple works with organisations navigating the shift to AI, and specialises in the public sector. Our own background in Finnish municipal and central government gives us a direct understanding of decision-making, accountability and organisational culture there — an understanding that carries over to other regulated, accountability-driven environments.
Our work combines a practical grasp of AI, knowledge of the operating environment, change leadership, facilitation and responsible use. Our goal is not to do the work for a client, but to help the organisation build its own lasting capability to lead AI.
Pinja Valkonen
Founder
Fifteen years as a journalist and communications professional before moving into AI-competence development in municipal and central government. Focus: leading AI change and redesigning work.
Johanna Riippi
Founder
Fifteen years developing services, processes and ways of working for the City of Tampere. Certified professional facilitator, focused on applying AI in expert and project work.
Tiina Kangas
Legal Partner
Over 20 years as a lawyer and organisational developer across Finland's leading public-sector bodies and in EU affairs in Brussels; now Senior Legal Counsel at Fondia. Focus: the intersection of AI and data protection law.
Let's talk about where your organisation stands
Whether you're forming a first picture of AI use or already working on governance, a short conversation is the fastest way to find the right starting point.
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