Mission

A Hub for Global AI Sovereignty

Nagorik AI is transitioning from a local civic-tech tool into a global repository for AI legislative frameworks — ensuring AI policies are not just imported from the West but designed to fit the socio-political realities of developing nations.

What we do

Three pillars of the hub

AI Policy Drafting & Analysis

  • Country-Specific Policy Hub for local data sovereignty
  • Independent Data & AI Authority (IDAA) — a constitutional body for AI oversight
  • Framework comparisons against EU AI Act and global standards

Strategic Research & Critiques

  • Comprehensive critique of Bangladesh National AI Strategy (Draft V2.0)
  • Risk-based governance: Unacceptable, High, Limited, Minimal Risk
  • Intellectual oversight for existing government plans

Technical Architecture for Governance

  • On-premise LLM deployment guidelines (e.g. Llama 3) for data sovereignty
  • Synthetic media SOPs for deepfake detection & content authenticity
  • Beyond law on paper — the technical how-to of policy

Core Team

The people behind Nagorik AI

Director of Technical Architecture & AI Research

Asif Shahriar Susmith

Medical AI Specialist · Executive Director, Bengali.AI · ICTD Consultant

Asif Shahriar Susmith is a globally recognized AI researcher and strategist, bridging the gap between high-end academic research and large-scale technical implementation. With a focus on Sovereign AI Infrastructure and Medical Intelligence, he leads the technical vision at Nagorik AI to ensure global policy frameworks are backed by robust, localized data architectures.

Academic Excellence

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), USA. Specialization in Deep Learning, Medical Imaging and Computer Vision.
  • B.Sc. in CSE — Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

Key Leadership Roles

  • Executive Director & Co-founder, Bengali.AI— pioneering the world's largest open-source Bengali NLP community.
  • Director, Kagoj.ai (Bengal AI)— Bangladesh's first comprehensive AI-as-a-Service platform.
  • Strategic Consultant, ICT Division (GoB)— Enhancing Bengali Language in ICT through Research and Development.

Role at Nagorik AI

  • Architecting Sovereign AI infrastructures aligned with the "Design, Not Development" philosophy.
  • Drafting global standards for healthcare data privacy and ethical medical AI diagnosis.
  • Technical validation of every policy — feasibility, security, resilience against algorithmic bias.

Research Interests

  • Trustworthy AI — transparent, explainable models for the public sector.
  • Low-Resource NLP — advanced models for languages like Bengali for digital inclusivity.
  • Bio-medical Informatics — AI for diagnostic challenges in the Global South.
"AI policy without technical sovereignty is an incomplete architecture. At Nagorik AI, we are not just drafting laws; we are designing the very systems that ensure technology serves the citizen, not the other way around."

AI Governance Strategist · Civic Tech Architect · Policy Researcher

Nafiul Ahmad Rafi

Nafiul Ahmad Rafi is a professional strategist and researcher dedicated to ensuring good governance and protecting citizen rights through technology. At the heart of his vision is the philosophy of "Design, Not Development" — emphasizing that sustainable change comes not from merely building infrastructure, but from the deliberate architecture of systems.

Civic Tech Architect

  • Nagorik AI — global AI policy hub for analyzing and drafting frameworks worldwide.
  • Nagorik Portal — systemic architecture for 64 districts in Bangladesh with citizen feedback and service rating.
  • SDG Monitor — data-driven dashboard for institutional intelligence and SDG tracking.

AI Governance & Policy

  • Independent AI Authority — constitutional body for AI and data governance with judicial oversight.
  • Structural critiques and amendments for national AI strategies aligned with global standards.
  • Risk-based frameworks regulating AI use without compromising innovation or safety.

Digital Forensics & OSINT

  • FactCheckBD — AI-powered platform for verifying political claims and detecting deepfakes.
  • Narrative tracking across news portals and social media via automated pipelines.

Institutional Leadership

  • Founder, Insights Bangladesh — non-profit research institution on governance and policy reform.
  • Lead Analyst, Political Insights BD (PIBBD) — data-driven political strategy and research.
  • Director, GPACE — Global Policy Analysis & Citizen Engagement.

Published Philosophy

  • The Art of Political Strategies

    A modern take on political maneuvering and data.

  • Bangladesh Needs Design, Not Development

    Systemic architecture over temporary infrastructure.

  • Ajatne Arthaniti

    A simplified yet profound analysis of economic structures.

"True progress is not defined by the speed of development, but by the integrity of the design that supports it."
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