AI systems are increasingly being used in the delivery of public services. They can significantly impact the quality, value for money, and accountability of these services, and the achievement of wider policy goals. While some may be developed in-house, many digital and AI systems are, and will continue to be, procured. Procurement processes are a powerful lever for achieving the well-being goals set out in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, as well as delivering fair work...| connectedbydata.org
Communities are affected daily in both positive and negative ways by data governance decisions made by local and national governments. These arise through interactions with public services such as health and care; schooling; policing and justice; tax and benefits, as well as in more pervasive ways through government’s collection and dissemination of data, statistics and evidence to inform policymaking.| connectedbydata.org
As online users create Barbie-like dolls of themselves, experts urge caution over AI's energy and data use.| BBC News
It has been a few weeks since I’ve done a weeknotes in this style so here we go. What I’ve been doing Mainly I’ve been wrapping up projects and standing up a new one that kicked off on 1 April (though it is phase two of a previous project). I’ve provided our accountant with all the information for our end of year accounts and have been drafting the annual report. We had another good community of practice session yesterday and I’ve been writing up those notes. What I need to take car...| connectedbydata.org
