All posts tagged "Equality"

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  ‘Across the public sector there is a sense of excitement but also worry, and both feelings are justified’: can governments ensure AI is equitable?

  Concerns are growing about artificial intelligence and its ability to exacerbate inequalities. Global Government Forum convened a panel of public servants from around the world for a webinar on how

  • Posted August 7, 2023
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  UK NHS to test AI systems for biases in healthcare

  The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is trialling a programme designed to identify algorithmic biases in systems used to administer healthcare. Its aim is to use Algorithmic Impact Assessments (AIAs)

  • Posted February 14, 2022
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  Investing energy: what’s needed to fund the transition to a green economy?

  At a Global Government Forum webinar, Mia Hunt heard panellists explore the issues around shaping public investments for a net zero world, touching on the need to consider social as

  • Posted February 14, 2022
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  Public attitudes to health inequalities in the UK in the context of COVID-19

  Life expectancy in England is stalling for the first time in a century and for some groups of people, it is falling. These differences in health outcomes, or health inequalities,

  • Posted November 3, 2021
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  Built for all: A global framework for building inclusive economies

  The pandemic presents the opportunity to build a better future that supports inclusive growth, sustained prosperity, equal participation, and responsible stewardship. It’s been over eighteen months since people around the

  • Posted September 9, 2021
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  Overcoming AI bias to empower an equitable society

  Reasoning frameworks of artificial intelligence used in criminal justice and health care systems move us to rethink how AI can be constructed to help foster an equitable society.  We interact daily with algorithms that

  • Posted August 25, 2021
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  The growing friction between bilingualism and other forms of inclusion in Canada

  A letter from Ottawa: The state’s commitment to the French and English languages is rubbing against hopes for greater inclusion, writes Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council. But

  • Posted April 16, 2021
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  Gender pay gap widens at four UK departments, falls at 13

  Four central UK government departments have reported that their gender pay gap grew over the last year, while the gap shrank at 13 departments and remained at zero at the

  • Posted February 4, 2020
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  Hong Kong court overturns landmark benefits ruling for gay civil servants

  A Hong Kong court has overturned a landmark judgment that civil servants in same-sex marriages are entitled to the same benefits as their heterosexual colleagues. The Court of Appeal ruled

  • Posted June 10, 2018
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  Court orders Israeli commission to drop men-only course

  A labour court in Jerusalem has ordered Israel’s Civil Service Commission to admit at least 10 women to a men-only civil service training course within 30 days – or shut

  • Posted April 16, 2018
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