Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 17, 2023

While artificial intelligence has proven to have numerous benefits to key sectors like health, innovation, government and more, experts are becoming increasingly worried about its negative consequences. Image © Userba011d64_201 | iStock Bias and discrimination There is no such thing as neutral data, the experts write.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

For instance, state and federal data privacy laws limit AI’s use of personal information. The law defines an “automated employment decision tool” as technology designed “to substantially assist or replace discretionary decision making,” but the rules that implement the law narrowly interpret that definition.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

The no cost, in-person conference gathered cloud enthusiasts interested in the public sector for a day dedicated to deepening knowledge of how the cloud and generative artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming organizations and businesses around the world. A critical step to achieving this is moving data to the cloud.

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MARCH 14, 2024

This transition not only promises to streamline operations but also to significantly enhance decision-making through real-time data and insights. The reliance on manual data collection and paper-based processes increases the risk of human error. This enables them to make swift and informed decisions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The answer lies in data — information showing which disease variants are spreading, where cases are spiking, how many people are vaccinated, and many more essential details. The Association of Public Health Laboratories ( APHL ) understands the vital role that data plays in improving public health.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is talked about as a must-have for organizations of all sizes to improve efficiency and experience. The healthcare industry has been slower in adopting AI compared to other sectors, for some good reasons—like the complicated nature of health data and the importance of privacy and security.

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MARCH 14, 2024

This transition not only promises to streamline operations but also to significantly enhance decision-making through real-time data and insights. The reliance on manual data collection and paper-based processes increases the risk of human error. This enables them to make swift and informed decisions.

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Government Technology Insider

JUNE 20, 2023

In recent years, government agencies have increasingly turned to cloud computing to manage vast amounts of data and streamline operations. To address these challenges, agencies are turning to a secure cloud fabric that can ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their data in the cloud.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 15, 2023

Dr Hassan Khan, Head of School of Digital Finance at Arden University, describes the growing influence of AI in the financial industry Late last year, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) analysed the impact of artificial intelligence AI in the financial industry in the UK.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 22, 2023

Dayna Arnold, Project Manager at Zest Consult, a leading digital technology consultancy, discusses the challenges businesses face with AI and the struggle for ethical systems Innovation is crucial for business growth today, with artificial intelligence (AI) being a key driving force. construction, transport, defence, etc.)

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

At the heart of this trend is the ability of AI to generate new content, ideas, or data-based insights that can streamline various administrative processes and customer interactions. Like many other technologies, RPA is currently merged with AI to create intelligent process automation solutions.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 27, 2023

For instance, the ability to follow national and international privacy and security standards earns trust with customers and partners who expect their data to be protected at every moment. In addition, Cybrary uses Looker for business intelligence, data applications, and embedded analytics.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

The startups offer solutions to help the European Defence industry enhance its energy resilience, secure information sharing, sensing and decision making, quantum, and cyber resilience for mission-critical needs for land, air, maritime, space, and cyber domains.

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GovLoop

JUNE 16, 2023

Having worked in Texas state government for more than 15 years, Chief Data Officer Neil Cooke understands firsthand the difference that data can make. During his seven years there, he and his team looked at how to use data to measure various programs’ performance. One key concern is data lineage: Where did the data come from?

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GovLoop

AUGUST 21, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds both promise and risk for government users, according to Paul Smith, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Ad Hoc, a digital services company. Things like security and privacy come to the fore. But an AI trained exclusively on a specific set of agency data is much more reliable, Smith explained.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Whether we are talking about a system that screens applicants for housing loans, recommends a course of medical treatment or generates a legal document, we want to know how that system arrives at a decision or generates output. Otherwise, we are not likely to trust it. The advantages of AI vary widely depending on the use case.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are capturing a lot of attention recently. A state government optimized operations with Quantiphi Quantiphi is a technology company that solves problems using AI and data science, and a state government’s department recently had one such problem.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 27, 2023

For instance, the ability to follow national and international privacy and security standards earns trust with customers and partners who expect their data to be protected at every moment. In addition, Cybrary uses Looker for business intelligence, data applications, and embedded analytics.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

With greater scrutiny of tech practices and calls for transparency, businesses must manage the deployment of smart AI while ensuring privacy safeguards , preventing bias in algorithmic decision-making, and meeting guidelines in highly regulated industries.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 31, 2023

With the rise of computing power, we’ve gained the ability to process vast amounts of data and simulate complex scenarios. As technology becomes more intertwined with our lives, questions of privacy, data security, and the ethical use of artificial intelligence have come to the forefront.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Modernizing critical applications includes challenges of undocumented and complex business rules, technical obstacles, regulatory compliance, enterprise-grade security, and privacy. Karsun has created a modernization platform called ReDuX , which uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) powered by Amazon Bedrock.

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GovLoop

MAY 26, 2023

By definition, data ethics refers to the norms of behavior that promote appropriate judgments and accountability when acquiring, managing or using data. But AI’s expansive use has made data ethics increasingly important. 4 Basic Principles of Data Ethics Ownership: Individuals own their data or their information.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 8, 2024

Healthcare organizations invest heavily in technology and data. Using Amazon Bedrock, you can easily experiment with top FMs, and fine-tune and privately customize them with your own data. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) allows us to retrieve data from outside a foundation model.

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Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 29, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used in community engagement across various industries and sectors. AI introduces efficiencies, personalization, and data-driven insights that can redefine the participation experience. AI can process large amounts of data in ways that humans cannot.

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GovLoop

MARCH 31, 2023

The GovLoop “ Decision Intelligence: New Possibilities for Data-Based Decision-Making ” guide explores creative ways for agencies to maximize data’s potential, and examines concerns regarding what data is used, for what purpose.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

CSDs help evaluate treatment options, screen patients who may be at risk for drug abuse problems, and make informed decisions about prescribing medication. This post will explain how healthcare authorities can leverage this wealth of data to enhance their decision-making processes within business operations by using AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Likewise, as the healthcare industry begins to leverage advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), emissions related to healthcare IT workloads will continue to increase. To address these needs, studies show that cloud technology is a key enabler of sustainable healthcare systems.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Public sector organizations across the globe want to harness the power of data to make better decisions by putting data at the center of every decision-making process. Data-driven decisions lead to more effective responses to unexpected events.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 21, 2023

These steps are the result of close coordination with commercial and government customers, and with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) about the types of security log data Microsoft provides to cloud customers for insight and analysis. More details here: Team and Organization insights.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 22, 2024

We highlight the stories of public servants around the globe, while fostering a community of decision makers. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 190366 No functionality or data will be lost because of this change. Join us as we discover and share the learnings and achievements of public sector communities. Thank you for your patience.

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GovLoop

APRIL 3, 2024

You can’t assume privacy or accuracy, as the U.S. Agencies can use AI’s strengths in pattern recognition and data analysis to protect systems and data. Systems based on AI can reproduce societal biases and discrimination , for example in hiring, health care and credit decisions. There are also serious privacy issues.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 2, 2024

AI Applications Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the municipal space, offering innovative solutions for improving city management and citizen engagement. The issue often arises from the training data of AI systems or their application methods. Meanwhile, challenges in ethics and data security remain.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

From helping build more diverse health data stores to using artificial intelligence (AI) for early stroke diagnoses, these organizations are developing solutions that are changing the game for populations with otherwise limited access.” Staying on top of medications can be life-saving.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

Nonprofit organizations tend to have a lot of data that resides in systems that don’t interact with each other. For organizations in the nonprofit healthcare industry, this problem is made more difficult to manage by the sheer volume of data that they collect. They then add more applications to satisfy new business requirements.

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Microsoft Public Sector

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While planning to address and execute these requirements, Federal CIO and CISO should explore the use of Cyber Data Lake (CDL). A CDL is a capability to assimilate and house vast quantities of security data, whether in its raw form or as derivatives of original logs. However, CDLs are not without challenges.

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The CIO Council

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In October 2023, President Biden signed the landmark Executive Order 14110: Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. To deliver on this requirement, OMB issued draft AI implementation guidance Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 30, 2024

Our clients range from local and state governments to industry and nonprofits that use and rely on engagement in their decision-making processes. By dividing these into separate consultations, they’ve been able to create engagement strategies that reflect the need to bring younger and more diverse voices into decision-making processes.

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