India, Jan. 21 -- In the global race to harness artificial intelligence, the question of how we innovate has become just as important as what we innovate. Around the world, organizations are racing to deploy AI technologies, right from generative models to autonomous agents, with the promise of efficiency, insight, and transformation. But amid this acceleration, a critical imperative is emerging: the need for AI governance, not as an afterthought, but as a matter of design.

According to the IDC Data and AI Impact Report commissioned by SAS, Indian organizations are 21% more likely than their global counterparts to prioritize decision-making and innovation over cost savings. Their lowest priority? Personal productivity. This signals a str...