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One in ten government officials experience racism at work

One in ten civil servants at the central government had to deal with racism in the workplace in the past year, State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen (Home Affairs) reported based on a survey. An approximately equally large group has experienced colleagues being racist towards citizens. Around 4,500 government officials were interviewed for the study.

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Whistleblowers now able to receive free legal aid

Whistleblowers are entitled to free legal aid and conflict mediation since last Thursday, January 31. This was announced by State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen (Digitalization) and Minister Franc Weerwind (Legal Protection) together with the House for Whistleblowers. They hope that this will encourage more people to speak up about social grievances and will not be deterred by the threat of a legal dispute with their employer.

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Dutch gov't sees risks & opportunities in generative AI; Worried about job losses

The Dutch government sees both opportunities and risks in generative AI, describing it as a technology that “affects society to the core” in a letter sent to parliament on Thursday. A big concern is short-term job losses, outgoing State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen (Digitalization) and outgoing Minister Micky Adriaansens (Economic Affairs) wrote. The impact this technology will have on society must not be underestimated, they said.

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Government essentially forcing people to commit fraud: Ombudsman

The Dutch government is essentially forcing certain groups of people to structurally commit fraud, the National Ombudsman, Reinier van Zutphen, said in a report published on Tuesday. It involves professional administrators, legal representatives, and informal caregivers who have to digitally do business with the government, a health insurer, or the bank on someone else’s behalf, Trouw reports.

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State Secretary Van Huffelen pleased with European AI agreement

State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen is "extremely happy" with a European agreement on artificial intelligence (AI). Van Huffelen said this in an initial response to the provisional agreement between the EU countries and the European Parliament on rules for AI. "However, this does not release us from the obligation to continue examining the opportunities and risks of using AI technology and to enforce the rules," Van Huffelen continued.

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Dutch gov't wants to ban officials from using AI software

The Dutch government wants to ban government officials from using AI software like chatbots ChatGPT and Brand or image makers Dall-E and Midjourney for the time being. The risks in terms of privacy and copyright infringements are currently too high, State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen (Digital Affairs) said in a draft proposal in the Volkskrant’s possession.

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Cabinet increases minimum wage and benefits in the Caribbean Netherlands

The Cabinet is increasing the minimum wage and social benefits on Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. This was announced by Minister Carola Schouten (Poverty Policy) and State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen (Kingdom Relations) at a press conference on Bonaire. This was in response to the recently published report of the Thodé Committee. It had found that one in three islanders cannot make ends meet, although a large proportion of them work.

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Cabinet to change domain names for government sites over cybercrime concerns

The Dutch government will change the domain names for hundreds of their websites to better protect citizens from cybercrime, a spokesperson for outgoing State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen of Kingdom Relations and Digitization confirmed to NRC. Van Huffelen hopes to announce the new domain name before the end of the year.

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