All posts tagged "Regulation"
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How civil servants can safeguard a democratic ecosystem in the age of misinformation, AI and Big Tech
The success of democracies is intimately tied to our information ecosystem. While the digital age has brought greater connectivity, it has also created a plethora of online harms and challenges.
- Posted January 17, 2024
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Fraud fighters: public authorities look to fuse technology with data to battle criminals
Government agencies and law enforcement bodies are looking to combine the latest technology with digital data to combat fraud. Ian Hall reports on a Global Government Fintech webinar exploring the
- Posted December 3, 2023
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People, planet and profit: how can the UK government supercharge the transition to net zero?
Climate change is one of the world’s biggest and most urgent problems – and tackling it provides a huge economic opportunity. During a webinar hosted by Deloitte, panellists discussed what
- Posted September 19, 2023
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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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Treat AI with ‘same spirit of urgency’ as climate change, says UK PM
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak urged world leaders to view artificial intelligence (AI) with the same humanitarian concern they would climate change during a visit to the White House on
- Posted June 12, 2023
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Press OK for AI: are governments ready to automate?
Automation and artificial intelligence could transform public services for the better, but the potential pitfalls are many. An international panel of experts discussed the issues and how to overcome them
- Posted February 12, 2023
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Israel to prepare climate change readiness plans; Australia made ‘significant mistakes’ in COVID response, review finds: policy & delivery news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Israeli government departments to prepare climate change readiness plans All government departments in Israel
- Posted October 27, 2022
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Helping or hindering? How to make regulation an effective policy delivery tool
Regulations are designed to protect consumers, health, the environment, society. But if not implemented properly, they can fail in their objectives or have unintended consequences that can in turn harm
- Posted July 15, 2022
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AI regulation is coming. Here’s how governments can get it right
Many governments are beginning to consider what regulation is needed in the field of artificial intelligence. The Ada Lovelace Institute sets out what they need to get right to harness
- Posted December 14, 2021
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Israel unveils tech-driven climate change plan ahead of COP26
The Israeli government has approved a plan designed to promote “climate innovation”, focusing on the use of technology to help it and other countries prepare for and mitigate climate change.
- Posted October 26, 2021