FedScoop

OCTOBER 16, 2023

is actively working to introduce a “light touch” artificial intelligence bill that would aim to protect consumers and entrepreneurs by requiring AI companies to conduct risk and impact assessments for critical-impact AI systems and then undergo certification of such systems, according to a draft of the legislation obtained by FedScoop.

Impact Assessment 113

Impact Assessment Media Innovation Transparency 113

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

The post includes a focus on implementation to help Australian governments responsibly innovate whilst maintaining cloud-based agility. Evaluate models thoroughly on safety characteristics such as prompt stereotyping (encoded biases for gender, socioeconomic status, etc), factual knowledge, and toxicity.

Government 75

Government Government Ethics Transparency 75

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Klaipeda is far from the only public agency in Lithuania using innovative approaches to procurement to make its city greener and healthier. The SPP Competence Center team consists of six experts who advise policy-makers and contracting authorities on all aspects of green, socially responsible and innovative procurement.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

How to Crack a Nut

MARCH 10, 2023

And there are attributes or properties influencing the interpretability of a model (eg clarity) for which there are no evaluation metrics (yet?). Public procurement is thus increasingly expected to play a crucial gatekeeping role in the adoption of digital technologies for public governance and the delivery of public services.

Procurement 52

Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

However, its findings are sufficiently worrying as to require a much more robust policy intervention that the proposals in the recently released White Paper ‘AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach’ ( for discussion, see here ). None of this features in the recently released White Paper ‘AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach’.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

On March 28, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-10 , Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence (Memo), updating and implementing OMB’s November 2023 proposed memorandum of the same name.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Impact Assessment Procurement Innovation 52

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For example, in the past, certain guidance documents that directly impact the MAS negotiation process (and MAS contractors) has not been made available for public review. PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example. FedScoop recently acquired an updated draft of the legislation, which has seen major updates.

E-procurement 52

E-procurement Supply Chain Price Procurement 52