Governing AI in local government: Managing risk while enabling innovation
Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for councils to improve efficiency, increase capacity and enhance service delivery. However, as AI adoption accelerates, leaders face growing challenges around governance, accountability and risk management.
Many organisations are discovering that AI tools are already being used by employees, suppliers and partners, potentially outside existing IT arrangements – raising important questions about compliance, data security, transparency and public trust.
The task for leaders is not to prevent innovation, but to establish the frameworks, policies and culture needed to ensure AI is adopted responsibly.
This webinar will bring together government leaders to explore the practical realities of governing AI in a rapidly changing environment and discuss how councils can balance innovation with accountability.
Discussion Points
- Understanding the emerging AI risks facing local authorities today through establishing visibility of AI use across the organisation
- Building governance frameworks that enable innovation while managing risk, and the key building blocks of defining roles, responsibilities and accountability for AI decision-making
- Developing organisational capability to support long-term AI adoption and oversight through transparency, ethics and usage rules that maintain public trust.
Public servants can register here for free to attend this webinar
Time
USA/Canada Eastern Time (EST): 09:30 – 10:45
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 14:30 – 15:45
Central European Time (CET): 15:30 – 16:45
Eastern European Time (EET): 16:30 – 17:45
Singapore Time (SGT): 22:30 – 23:45
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): 01:30 – 02:45
Panel
Webinar chair: Siobhan Benita, Moderator, Global Government Forum
Siobhan was a senior civil servant in the UK with more than 15 years’ Whitehall experience. She worked in many of major delivery departments, including Transport, Environment, Health and Local Government. She also had senior roles at the heart of government in the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury, including supporting the then Cabinet Secretary, Lord O’Donnell, to lead work on civil service reform and strategy. Siobhan left to run as an independent candidate in the Mayor of London election. She subsequently joined her alma mater, Warwick University, as Chief Strategy Officer of Warwick in London and Co-Director of the Warwick Policy Lab.
