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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

Kęstutis Kazulis, Principal Advisor for Sustainable Procurement, LPPO Monitoring green impact Lithuania is now planning the next big step in monitoring GPP – measuring the impact of GPP. In 2022, LTG received a green procurement leadership award from the Ministry of Environment, in its capacity as both a government buyer and supplier.

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Racial Equity Budgeting: A Powerful Tool to Reduce Inequalities

Inter-American Development Bank

This tool helps agencies assess how their budget might benefit and/or burden local communities, particularly Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities, and identify programs and services with the greatest capacity to move the needle on closing racial equity gaps. Leadership support is critical. 2] Invest in capacity building.

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What's the rush -- some thoughts on the UK's Foundation Model Taskforce and regulation by Twitter

How to Crack a Nut

The UK’s Primer Minister is clearly making a move to use ‘world-leadership in AI safety’ as a major plank of his re-election bid in the coming Fall. The Government published the white paper and an impact assessment supporting it, which primarily amount to doing nothing and maintaining the status quo (aka AI regulatory gap) in the UK.

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Friday Flash 10/20/23

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The bill aims to protect consumers and the public by mandating that AI companies conduct risk and impact assessments for “critical impact” AI systems, followed by the certification of these systems. 1564 – AI Leadership Training Act, to extend that training to all federal managers and supervisors, as well as S.2293