Statement 40: Create a decommissioning plan
Agencies must
Criterion 142: Define the scope of decommissioning activities.
Decommissioning plans clearly identify the system components being shut down, disabled, reused, or repurposed and the reason for decommissioning.
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Criterion 143: Conduct an impact analysis of decommissioning the target AI system.
Assessing the potential impacts on an agency’s business operations, stakeholders and compliance obligations allows for the identification of dependencies, risks and any alternative solutions required to maintain service continuity.
Criterion 144: Proactively communicate system retirement.
This involves:
- informing all affected parties – employees, partners, and users about the decommissioning schedule, reasons for decommissioning, and any expected impacts
- addressing any issues or concerns
- providing support and information about alternative systems, and any forecast implementation schedules
- considering a retrospective review of the AI system's performance and lifecycle to provide valuable insights for future projects. The review should involve analysing the system's successes, challenges, and areas for improvement.