All posts tagged "Artificial Intelligence"

  • USA tops AI readiness index

    The USA has been named as the country best prepared to realise the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in public service delivery, topping the 2020 Government AI Readiness Index.

    • Posted September 30, 2020
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  • US AI defence panel calls for digital academy

    The US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) has called for the creation of new talent initiatives to develop the government’s technical workforce and improve senior leaders’ understanding of

    • Posted September 24, 2020
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  • Major survey highlights Europeans’ fears over AI

    Less than 20% of Europeans believe that current laws “efficiently regulate” artificial intelligence, and 56% have low trust in authorities to exert effective control over the technology, according to a

    • Posted September 16, 2020
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  • Former Google chief: US spending key to winning AI race against China

    Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said the US government must pour more funding into artificial intelligence (AI) research if it is to avert Chinese dominance in the field. Speaking

    • Posted September 3, 2020
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  • South African president condemns COVID procurements corruption

    South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned corruption in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party related to the procurement of COVID-19 equipment, and suggested addressing the problem through transparency,

    • Posted August 28, 2020
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  • Indonesia publishes AI strategy

    The Indonesian government has introduced a national strategy that will guide the country in developing artificial intelligence (AI) between 2020 and 2045. The country is to focus its AI projects

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • Six ways Intelligent Decisioning can reduce costs for governments

    With significant pressure on governments to make better use of resources than ever before, it will become especially important to improve the efficacy and efficiency of decision-making in ways that

    • Posted August 17, 2020
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  • The data-fuelled race to defeat COVID

    Around the world, governments are racing against COVID-19 – attempting to get a step ahead of the virus as it harms people’s health and livelihoods. At a GGF webinar, panellists

    • Posted August 17, 2020
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  • Saudi Arabia signs off on Artificial Intelligence policy

    King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has approved Saudi Arabia’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy, which is expected to contribute an estimated 500 billion riyals (US$133 billion) to gross domestic product (GDP) by

    • Posted August 13, 2020
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  • New Zealand launches government algorithm standards

    New Zealand has produced a set of standards designed to guide government use of algorithms and to improve data transparency and accountability, in what it claims is a world first.

    • Posted August 5, 2020
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