How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

The UK’s Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has published a report on Transparency in the procurement of algorithmic systems (for short, the ‘AI procurement report’). Some of DRCF’s findings in the AI procurement report are astonishing, and should attract significant attention.

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Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 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.

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Procurement Public Procurement Ethics Transparency 52

University of Bristol

DECEMBER 5, 2022

New and heightened governance challenges From a governance perspective, ensuring adequate decision-making in procurement digitalisation requires that the potential benefits from the adoption of digital technologies within this feasibility boundary is assessed against new governance risks and requirements for their mitigation.

Procurement 52

Procurement Government Government Buyers 52

Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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.

Procurement 89

Procurement Buyers E-procurement Public Procurement 89

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Second, the realignment provides an opportunity to increase transparency for customer agencies and industry partners seeking to do business with FAS. The new structure also can enhance transparency with regard to guidance impacting the MAS program. Third, the alignment provides an opportunity to improve data management.

Price 52

Price E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

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.

Risk Management 69

Risk Management E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 69

Government Contracts Legal Forum

APRIL 11, 2024

Required Practices for all Safety- and Rights-Impacting AI Under the risk management requirements of the Memo, before any federal agency can use a safety- or rights-impacting AI, it is required to complete an AI impact assessment. race, age, sex, etc.);

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Risk Management Impact Assessment Procurement Innovation 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). The investor should have known that laws are subject to constitutional control in Colombia.

Balance 52

Balance Impact Assessment Participation IT 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 24, 2024

To obtain an environmental license, the investor must obtain approval from the environmental authority of (i) an Environmental Impact Assessment and (ii) an Environmental Management Plan (“PMA”). The investor should have known that laws are subject to constitutional control in Colombia.

Balance 52

Balance Impact Assessment Participation IT 52

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.

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Impact Assessment Media Innovation Transparency 123

FedScoop

MARCH 7, 2024

That information, according to the Federal Register posting, is supposed to be filed in the Arrival and Departure Information System, a travel history database that CBP is pushing to expand, according to a privacy impact assessment for the platform. That information, according to the disclosure, is supposed to be shared with U.S.

Impact Assessment 137

Impact Assessment Inventory Data Electronics 137

FedScoop

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

MS: The things that could help make government easier for new entrants are probably streamlining contracting and making that process more transparent and obvious. There are some bills in Congress looking at algorithmic impact assessments. Is this going to be a burden as the government does try to deploy artificial intelligence?

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Government Government Evaluation Import 119