Governments are increasingly using automated decision-making (ADM) to assess eligibility for government benefits, detect fraud, and allocate resources. ADM can potentially make governments fairer, more efficient, and more effective. To do so, however, it needs appropriate oversight and safeguards. Without safeguards, ADM can reproduce or amplify existing biases in denying welfare benefits, misidentifying innocent people, or misdiagnosing illness. In the context of private sector activity, the use of ADM systems and algorithms also benefits from safeguards that balance innovation with protection of rights. Improving transparency, participation, and accountability can help maximize the benefits and minimize the harms.
The Open Gov Guide is the go-to resource for open government reformers. The guide provides concrete recommendations for policy makers, civil society representatives, and more on how to apply open government principles to real-world challenges. Readers can also use the guide to learn more about how governments at the national and local level are putting these values into practice through OGP action plans and beyond.
Learn more about this policy area in the “Automated Decision-Making, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence” chapter of the Open Gov Guide.
As part of the Open Gov Challenge, the OGP Support Unit would like to recognize some of the most inspiring commitments made by participants to date. Read more about these exciting reforms on this topic below.
For a full list of Challenge commitments submitted by members, visit our Open Gov Challenge Commitment Tracker.
Improve Accountability in the Use of Artificial Intelligence
The United States does not have federal-level legislation to regulate artificial intelligence. Austin aims to fill this gap at the city level by co-creating a framework to ensure accountability and protections against the harms of AI. This framework would allow the city government to assess AI tools under consideration for purchase and use to understand their structure, potential for bias, and mitigation measures. City officials and residents would also be able to report errors, bias, and abuse resulting from the use of such tools.
National Dialogues to Improve Equity and Inclusion in AI Systems
As part of its National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Italy aims to identify and mitigate the risk of bias in the use of AI systems used in public administration. Through national dialogues, the government will work with civil society to raise awareness of AI-related risks, help monitor risks and discrimination, and co-create how the public sector uses AI.
Explore all digital governance commitments from OGP members.
The following list reflects commitments submitted through national or local action plans. For more details, visit OGP’s Data Dashboard.
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Learn how OGP Local members are embedding open government values directly into their digital governance systems, ensuring that technology strengthens democracy rather than undermining it.
This resource explores how open government approaches can ensure that the benefits of AI are maximized to advance justice, while minimizing the risks.
Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit this week, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) is making a clear case: AI governance is not just a set of principles, it is a necessary set of practical reforms that countries can co-create and implement now.
In Costa Rica, technology-facilitated gender-based violence, violence against women in politics and gendered gaps in public policies and automated decision-making systems are urgent challenges to democracy. This blog from ACCESA explores how to address these issues.
En Costa Rica, la violencia de género facilitada por la tecnologías digitales, la violencia contra las mujeres en la política y las brechas de género en las políticas públicas y en los sistemas de toma de decisiones automatizadas son desafíos urgentes para la democracia. Este blog de ACCESA explora cómo abordar estas cuestiones.
Learn more about the UK government's mandate for public sector departments to disclose their use of algorithmic tools, promoting greater transparency and increasing public trust in automated decision-making.
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