India, Jan. 8 -- Governance frameworks fail not because they are poorly designed but because they are poorly understood. Well-intentioned policies, regulatory guidance, and institutional architectures become meaningless if the people who must implement them - and the publics they serve - do not understand what they mean, why they matter, and how they will improve outcomes.

This is the communication imperative at the heart of modern AI governance. As societies grapple with how to harness artificial intelligence's potential while mitigating its risks, clear, strategic, and transparent communication emerges not as a supplementary function but as foundational to governance itself.

Trust is the bedrock of any governance system, yet it is als...