AWS Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2024

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) commitment to safe, transparent, and responsible AI—including generative AI—is reflected in our endorsement of the White House Voluntary AI Commitments , our participation in the UK AI Safety Summit , and our dedication to providing customers with features that address specific challenges in this space.

Government 78

Government Government Ethics Transparency 78

Extract Systems

JUNE 6, 2023

By updating this road map, the White House aims to align its AI initiatives with the latest technological advancements and evolving ethical considerations. The updated road map is expected to prioritize several key areas, including AI's impact on the economy, national security, ethics, privacy, and fairness.

Ethics 52

Ethics Collaboration Transparency Import 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 29, 2024

Among the most significant draft requirements are those related to the disclosure and transparency of AI and machine learning (ML). By doing so, NIST underscores its commitment to fostering secure, trustworthy, and transparent AI, while also addressing broader implications of bias and accountability.

Government 52

Government Government Transparency Risk Management 52

Extract Systems

JULY 3, 2023

Ensuring Ethical and Responsible AI Use: As government agencies adopt AI solutions, ensuring ethical and responsible use of these technologies becomes paramount. Transparency, fairness, and accountability must underpin the implementation of AI to maintain public trust.

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Government Government Ethics Efficiency 52

AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Transparency: AWS promotes transparency and mitigates misuse of AI-generated content through service cards, comprehensive auditing capabilities, and features like invisible watermarking. Contact your AWS public sector team or your account team to understand how AWS can help you with your AI adoption.

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Evaluation Ethics Collaboration Transparency 52

Public Contracting Institute

MAY 20, 2024

Compliance and Ethics Government construction projects are subject to strict compliance requirements and ethical standards. Contractors must have robust systems in place to track costs, submit accurate incurred cost submissions, and comply with Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).

Bidding 52

Bidding Government Government Negotiation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The panel delved into (i) the mechanisms and challenges of dispute resolution in the decentralized space, and (ii) the integration of artificial intelligence (“AI”) into judicial systems and arbitration proceedings and the underlying legal and ethical considerations.

Ethics 52

Ethics Integration Integrity Risk Management 52

GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

“Implement robust data governance frameworks to ensure the ethical use of data and protect against breaches,” she said. Agencies must promote accountability, which means being open and honest. Ensure transparency in AI algorithms and processes,” she suggested, “to build trust among stakeholders and the public.”

Quality 52

Quality Data Import Ethics 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 9, 2024

Spotlight on Ethical and Transparent Corporate Culture The new pilot program underscores DOJ’s commitment to fostering a corporate culture of integrity and accountability, and sends a clear message to would-be whistleblowers and corporate entities alike.

IT 52

IT Corruption Accountability Insurance 52

Select GCR

MAY 14, 2024

Key Takeaways The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is the comprehensive set of rules that govern the procurement process of the US federal government, ensuring consistency, ethical practice, and efficiency across all executive agencies. These provisions and clauses are instrumental in ensuring fair and ethical procurement practices.

Ethics 52

Ethics Procurement Price Procurement Contracts 52

University of Bristol

OCTOBER 21, 2024

One could be forgiven for simplifying the goal of procurement to ensuring that public money is well spent , which could be further elaborated (following Schooner 2002 ) to encompass promoting integrity and value for money in the award of public contracts, and acting transparently to facilitate accountability. At first look, s.12(1)

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Public Goods Accountability 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 6, 2024

Dr Baltag first observed that one of the challenges arbitration practitioners are currently facing with regards to ethics and regulation of misbehaviour in international arbitration is the diversity of relevant and applicable standards. Justice Knowles suggested that there might be an area where transparency can play a role.

Ethics 52

Ethics Corruption Balance Transparency 52

Public Procurement Intl

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Life-Cycle Cost One “green procurement” strategy is to take the full life-cycle costs of a product – including, potentially, its costs to the broader society due to greenhouse gas emissions – into account when assessing the product for award. the environmental characteristics of the subject matter.”

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Procurement Procurement Strategies E-procurement Bidder 147

GovLoop

OCTOBER 10, 2023

“Too often,” says the White House’s blueprint, “[AI] tools are used to limit our opportunities and prevent our access to critical resources or services. These outcomes are deeply harmful — but they are not inevitable.”

Inventory 52

Inventory Ethics Transparency Data 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Before we get too excited, one should consider that AI systems, including emotion AI, still face challenges today, including ethical concerns surrounding data privacy and bias in algorithms, ‘hallucinations,’ and limitations in understanding context. On balance, emotion AI should be embraced, albeit within responsible and ethical boundaries.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Ethics Negotiation Participation 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

Procurement is thus seen as a mechanism of ‘regulation by contract’ whereby the public buyer can impose requirements seeking to achieve broad goals of digital regulation, such as transparency, trustworthiness, or explainability, or to operationalise more general ‘AI ethics’ frameworks.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

GovLoop

OCTOBER 4, 2023

They work with agency partners to assess AI tools regarding bias mitigation, fairness, transparency, accountability and privacy. For managers, Kinnard says it’s critical to understand the ethical issues that may complicate AI use. Her team also manages AI platforms, monitoring who uses them and what data flows through them.

Inventory 52

Inventory Ethics Data Education 52

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The series of questions and considerations are more developed in relation to principles for which there are technical standards—ie ‘safety, security & robustness’, and ‘accountability and governance’—and to some aspects of other principles for which there are standards.

Innovation 58

Innovation Transparency Consulting Accountability 58

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 10, 2024

During the training, Jason, Liam, and Alex will cover the following topics and more: Pricing – Transactional Data Reporting (TDR)/Commercial Sales Practices (CSP); Domestic Preferences; Supply Chain; Enforcement/Mandatory Disclosure/Ethics; Sustainability Requirements/Policy; and Bid Protests Update. Open Government National Action Plan.

Price 52

Price E-procurement Logistics Procurement 52

ivalua

MAY 18, 2022

Governments, employees, and customers hold businesses accountable for scope 3 emissions, forced labor, and sanctions violations. Below, we outline the 5 steps toward modernizing supplier management, addressing both transparency and effective engagement. Gain control of your supplier data. Map your Sub – tier.

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Supplier Management Collaboration Supply Chain 52

How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I continue exploring the use of public procurement as a tool of digital regulation (or ‘AI regulation by contract’ as shorthand)—ie as a mechanism to promote transparency, explainability, cyber security, ethical and legal compliance leading to trustworthiness, etc in the adoption of digital technologies by the public sector.

Procurement 52

Procurement Tender Buyers Contract 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 20, 2024

Another arises from how generative AI models leverage intricate probabilistic computations to produce outputs that exhibit a remarkable degree of authenticity, even though the underlying mechanism is more akin to a sophisticated statistical estimation than a transparent reasoning process. Where rules and regulations (e.g.

Evaluation 52

Evaluation Thresholds Accountability Ethics 52

The Softly Spark

JULY 6, 2023

Achieving a sustainability certification signifies a business’s dedication to minimizing its ecological footprint, promoting ethical practices, and contributing to a better future. Consider the social aspects, such as labor practices, supply chain transparency, and community engagement.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Evaluation Retail Transparency 52

Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Compliance isn’t just about submitting reports; it involves adhering to federal acquisition regulations and maintaining ethical standards. Regular reporting on subcontracts is particularly crucial under certain federal programs that demand transparency about subcontractor involvement.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Contract 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This includes, alongside increased transparency by private actors developing frontier AI capabilities, appropriate evaluation metrics, tools for safety testing, and developing relevant public sector capability and scientific research’ (emphases added).

Procurement 79

Procurement Evaluation Participation Collaboration 79

How to Crack a Nut

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Indeed, unlike other elements related to the monitoring and effectiveness of spending control, the issue of using AI tools contain its own legal and ethical quandaries. The forms and procedures may differ between countries, but the crucial elements of transparency, expediency and adherence to regulations, remain global.

Public Procurement 58

Public Procurement Procurement Tender Evaluation 58

How to Crack a Nut

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

transparency for image manipulation), or substantial requirements (e.g. Still, public procurement does account for approx. Ultimately it might be preferable to perform some tasks in a way which is less efficient, yet also less risky and possibly more ethically acceptable. facial recognition via CCTV footage scraping).

Public Procurement 58

Public Procurement Procurement Supplier Evaluation 58

The Coalition for Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Guest speakers included: Marsha Petersen, Chief of the Pharmacy Support Branch at the Defense Health Agency Aaron Middlekauff, DoD VP of Government Accounts for Cencora (formerly Amerisource Bergen) Jay Peloquin, Senior Director of Clinical Services at Express Scripts To view a recording of the event, click here. cloud computing sector.

Inventory 52

Inventory Price Contract Supply Chain 52

The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Many organizations have written policies and guidelines on Ethics, but is this situation an Ethical or Moral issue? In conducting research for this article, I found many definitions of ‘Ethics’. I asked a search engine ‘What is the difference between Morals and Ethics?’ Mind1(1) ‘Ethics deals with right or wrong conduct.

Ethics 98

Ethics Import Procurement Public Procurement 98

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Hong Kong has a well-deserved reputation for having an unbeatable work ethic and for being efficient and nimble, which extends to its legal community and the spirit of HKIAC as well. 1, which encourages parties and co-arbitrators to take into account considerations of diversity when designating arbitrators.

Efficiency 52

Efficiency Innovation Leadership Integration 52

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 26, 2024

The potential breach of the duty of good administration could be on grounds that the contracting authority is taking irrelevant information into account in the assessment of the relevant tender.

Tender 71

Tender Contract Bidding Supplier 71

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 31, 2023

What is the place and role of the Office for AI and the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation in all this? This would add a layer of deregulation to the deregulatory effect that the sandbox itself creates (see eg Ranchordas (2021) ). This conflates two issues. Government will promote the use of such tools ’ (para 16).

Innovation 52

Innovation Collaboration Consulting Supply Chain 52

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Ling highlighted Microsoft’s commitment to responsible and ethical AI solutions to safeguard government systems. They underscored the importance of ensuring transparency, trustworthiness, and fairness in applying AI in government.

Innovation 92

Innovation Government Government Transparency 92

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

How they spend taxpayer money is a subject of much debate, but when public buyers explore appropriate opportunities for SME engagement and are curious and open-minded when drafting requirements, SMEs that are responsive and accountable can deliver quality outcomes for economic development.

Participation 52

Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The notice states that to ensure customer satisfaction, GSA would like to increase transparency on facets of contractor performance such as on-time delivery and cancellation rates. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied the protest. ®, GSA eLibrary, and GSA eBuy.

Price 52

Price Logistics E-procurement Contract 52

The Procurement School

JUNE 27, 2024

Introduction: In the realm of Canadian public sector procurement, understanding the fundamental principles of contract law is essential for ensuring fair, transparent, and effective practices. Practical Application: In the context of procurement, the duty of good faith necessitates transparent and fair dealings with all potential suppliers.

Procurement 52

Procurement Contract Public Procurement Supplier 52

The Procurement School

MAY 27, 2024

We can achieve cost confidence by utilizing progressive project delivery models that involve design and construction project partners very early, and by engaging in transparent collaboration. Trust is precious and essential, and it must be preserved, so be open and transparent about money up front.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Total Cost of Ownership Budget Collaboration 52