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Two roles of procurement in public sector digitalisation: gatekeeping and experimentation

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This creates a regulatory gap —or rather a laissez faire environment—whereby the public sector is allowed to experiment with the adoption of digital technologies without clear checks and balances. And there are attributes or properties influencing the interpretability of a model (eg clarity) for which there are no evaluation metrics (yet?).

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Some thoughts on the US' Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI

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general minimum practices Both in relation to safety- and rights-impact AI uses, the Draft AI in Government Policy would require agencies to engage in risk management both before and while using AI. In other words, it would be preferable to have a more continuous spectrum of mitigation measures in the context of waivers as well.

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Political vs. career CIOs: Former IT chiefs weigh merits of both following OPM guidance

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That worry is just human nature, the former political appointee said, because career officials are likely concerned about balancing risks with the ability to support their families. Political appointees, on the other hand, often dont need the job financially and are there to serve a purpose, the source said.

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