Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program for the 31st NISPAcee Annual Conference Program Overview WG2: Digital Government Author(s) Tina Sever University of Ljubljana Ljubljana Slovenia Title Automated Decision-Making in Public Sector File Paper files are available only for conference participants, please login first. Presenter Tina Sever Abstract Paper will provide an analysis of different good practices and tools among the EU states and beyond in the field of introducing automated decision-making in public sector activities. The paper will analyse the level of “automation” - is it solely procedural (formal) or providing substantive decision-making? For example in the US, some courts’ decision-making is automated. However, there are many questions arising, such as how to ensure non-discrimination etc. It is of great importance on what algorithms is such decision-making based and of course, who is the author of these algorithms, defining the content of them. Namely, the algorithm should enable unbiased decision-making, respecting the highest standards and values of society, human rights, morality, ethics etc. in order to enable legal certainty and fairness. Paper will provide answers to the following questions: - Definition of automated decision-making; - The scope of use (formal, substantive); - Real examples in public sector and their range of use (e.g. Robocop in Hungary; Bürokraat in Estonia etc.). - Pros and cons of automated decision-making.
