AI Transparency in Digital Government Highlights

To celebrate Right to Know 2020, Information Governance ANZ were delighted to host a timely discussion on the right to access information and the use of algorithms in government decision-making. This interactive forum was facilitated by Susan Bennett, Founder of InfoGovANZ and our special guests included: NSW Information Commissioner – Elizabeth Tydd Victorian Information Commissioner – Sven Bluemmel Senior Research Fellow, University of Cambridge – Dr Jat Singh The increasing adoption of technology across society, including in government, requires the preservation, assurance and assertion of information access rights. The right of access to government information also extends to information held by contractors that provide services to the public on behalf of government. Applying and challenging these rights becomes more complex in the new world of automated decision-making. Legal frameworks, licensing and contracts must evolve to ensure information governance is applied to the design and use of algorithms, so that rights and […]