2023 Highlight Day 7: Artificial Intelligence Workbooks

Day 7 of our 12 days of Digital Partnership highlights of 2023!

We're thrilled to showcase our collaboration with the Alan Turing Institute!

The Digital Office for Scottish Local Government provided councils in Scotland with an amazing opportunity to work together with The Alan Turing Institute to test and provide feedback on their brand-new workbooks in their AI Ethics and Governance Programme, providing end-to-end guidance on how AI project teams can ensure that AI is produced and used ethically, safely, and responsibly.

Marie Fraser, Innovation Team Leader, Falkirk Council states:

“I was delighted to be able to take part in the AI Transparency and Explainability in Practice workshop organised by the Digital Office in collaboration with the Alan Turing Institute. The workshop itself was well organised, with a case study to focus on as an example sent out to delegates to prepare prior to the session. During the workshop, the team at the Alan Turing Institute took the time to ensure the delegates had a good understanding of what AI transparency and explainability in practice actually means in reality, detailing key principles and explanation types, which was far more in-depth than I expected, demonstrating the complexity in this area. The practical work was challenging, raising questions that I would never had considered prior to the session. I am looking forward to further workshops!”

To continue these collaborations, The Alan Turing Institute are looking to engage further with Scottish Local Authorities via the Digital Office to pilot an additional three workbooks in 2024.

This is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about these workbooks and help shape the proposed content.  

• AI Data Stewardship in Practice: 18 January 2024 
• AI Safety in Practice: 13 February 2024
• AI Accountability in Practice: 12 March 2024

If you would like further information on these upcoming workshops and to partake, please contact verity.hislop@digitaloffice.scot