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Image: Chris Duckett/ZDNet In 1836, the Scottish geologist, chemist, and "agricultural improver" Sir George Stewart Mackenzie was concerned about what he called the "recent atrocities" of violent crime in the British penal colony of New South Wales, Australia. The root cause, he thought, was a failure to manage which criminals were transported to work in the colony -- especially the two-thirds of convicts who worked for private masters. "At ...

Was 2020 a watershed for public sector use of algorithms? Last year saw public protests about the use of predictive analytics in decision making. As the technology becomes more widely used in many public services, Sam Trendall asks experts about the implications for government, the law – and the citizens affected A protest about the use o algorithms in exam results. Photo: PA If government did not know it has an algorithm problem, it certainly does now. “There is a clear, and understandable...

There are significant disparities in South Africa’s education system. Schools are divided into quintiles, from one to five; the poorest, in quintile one, struggle enormously with a lack of resources and support. They also tend to have poorer educational outcomes. That has a direct effect on university admission and outcomes. One of the government’s attempts to address these inequalities is through technology. This began as early as 2003 with the Draft White Paper on e-Education. These and s...

But what Faculty lies behind the plans for adoption and economic expansion? Lindsay Clark Fri 8 Jan 2021 // 15:59 UTC Share Copy The UKs AI Council could not have picked a worse week to launch its roadmap. As the worlds media was understandably obsessing with the US panto-cum-insurrection season, who would highlight its attempt to put this island nation, newly unshackled from the EU, on a path to a 10 per cent GDP boost from AI by 2030? Observers might have hoisted a few...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Just before Christmas, the House of Lords Liaison Committee published a new report on Artificial Intelligence (AI): “AI in the UK: No Room for Complacency”.  The report examines the progress made by the UK government in implementing the recommendations of the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence in their 2018 report entitled “AI in the UK: ready, willing and able?”.  The Select Committee had been appointed “to consi...

Thursday, January 7, 2021 31 December The Brexit Transitional Period (pursuant to which the UK stayed in the Single Market and European Customs Union came to an end. The FCA updated its Brexit webpages to remind firms of the potential impact this will have. 30 December In relation to Brexit, the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement was signed, which would apply from 1 January 2021. 28 December The Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") published a policy statement (PS29/20) ...

An off-duty police officer’s brutal killing of a mother and son in broad daylight has sparked massive outrage in the Philippines.  Caught on video: At the beginning of a clip that went viral on social media, 52-year-old Sonya Gregorio is seen with her arms tightly wrapped around her 25-year-old son Frank Anthony Gregorio, as they were being confronted by Sergeant Jonel Nuezca in their own home at Barangay Cabayaoasan, Paniqui, Tarlac. Nuezca reportedly went to Gregorio’s house at around 5 ...

A group of peers has said the Government needs to better co-ordinate its policy on artificial intelligence and the use of data and technology in national and local government – with the appointment of a chief data officer being a crucial step. The House of Lords Liaison Committee has published a report, AI in the UK: No Room for Complacency, saying the Government now has to move from defining the ethics to instilling them in the development and deployment of AI systems. It examines the progre...

Government can’t be complacent with AI, says Lords report Report urges coordination on policy and use of artificial intelligence, and sets out recommendations for how official bodies should respond to advances in the technology Share this item with your network: By Published: 18 Dec 2020 0:01 The UK government needs better coordination of its artificial intelligence (AI) policy and should implement ethics into the development and deployment of the technology at a national and local leve...

Ofqual chair steps down after difficult summer Roger Taylor hands in his notice, citing A-Level grades row This summers A-Level grades row sparked protests. Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire/PA Images Ofqual chair Roger Taylor is stepping down after a “difficult summer”, with the hunt for his replacement set to begin next year.  Taylor, who has chaired the qualifications regulator since December 2016, handed in his two weeks’ notice this week, citing this summer’s events as the reason for his ...