AI Transparency in Digital Government

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Celebrating Right to Know 2020 with a timely discussion on the right to access information and the use of algorithms in government decision-making.

The increasing adoption of technology across society, including in government, requires the preservation, assurance and assertion of information access rights.

We were joined by our special guests:

• NSW Information Commissioner – Elizabeth Tydd
• Victorian Information Commissioner  – Sven Bluemmel
• Senior Research Fellow, University of Cambridge – Dr Jat Singh

This interactive forum was facilitated by Susan Bennett, Founder of InfoGovANZ and covered:

• Case examples challenging algorithmic transparency in government decision-making
• How does automated decision-making technology work?
• The right to access information held in a government record and how that right may also apply to information held by contractors providing services to the public
• Why there is a need for greater focus on fundamental principles of good governance in the design and use of algorithms
• What the future legal frameworks for the public sector will need to encompass for the use of algorithms
• What should government licensing and contracts include in the provision of government services and decision making to meet right to access obligations

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