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Artificial Intelligence for Public Governance

Accountability Beyond the Agency: Australia’s Approach to AI Used by Public-Service Providers

Public services do not always reach people through systems operated directly by a government department. Providers may use their own software to prepare records, support staff or analyse information. When…

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Concepts and Fundamentals of Institutional Cognition

Coordination Is How Institutions Think Together

Coordination is usually described as an organisational problem. When several departments must contribute to the same outcome, institutions create committees, establish reporting arrangements, appoint coordinators, introduce shared procedures or build…

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Artificial Intelligence for Public Governance

When AI Answers Before Government Does: Keeping Public Information Reliable in AI Search

Publishing correct information is an essential public responsibility. Yet the public may encounter a summary of that information somewhere else, without reading the page that explains its conditions and limits.…

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Research Articles

Innovation Laboratories for Cognitive Governance

Public institutions have always evolved through experience. Throughout history, governments have introduced new administrative practices, tested innovative policies and refined organisational models in response to changing societal needs. Yet experimentation…

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Artificial Intelligence for Public Governance

Sharing AI Across Councils: What Piedmont’s AUXIL.IA Trial Means for Local Government Capacity

Small public bodies face an awkward choice when exploring AI: develop specialist capacity individually or depend on tools chosen elsewhere. Sharing a publicly organised platform creates another possibility. It can…

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Artificial Intelligence for Public Governance

A Roadmap for AI Transformation in Public Administration

Artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing how public institutions organise information, deliver services, support administrative decisions and respond to the evolving expectations of society. Governments are exploring a growing range of…

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Artificial Intelligence for Public Governance

AI at the Public-Service Desk: What France’s ARIA Pilot Reveals About Reliable Administrative Advice

An AI assistant does not have to make public decisions to change how a public service operates. Helping an adviser find the right information can influence the explanation a resident…

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