LGA AI for Local Government explainer series
Connected by Data working with Brickwall
Along with creative agency Brickwall, Connected by Data carried out a research and development project for the Local Government Association (LGA) to inform the development of a series of explainer videos on how local government engagement with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
A write up of our research from the project can be found here.
We talked to a range of people working in and around local government in different settings to understand current activity around AI use and governance, and the kinds of information and explanations around AI that different stakeholders would value. Brickwall then drew upon this information to develop scripts for the series of explainer videos.
The objectives of the video scripts are to:
- Improve understandings of AI.
- Improve awareness of AI risks and opportunities, including in different types of AI.
- Demystify AI to support decision-making.
- Support productive and open conversations between colleagues and partners.
- Produce sector-owned assets to be used alongside government guidance.
- Provide free, factual and sector-specific information to local authorities.
Opinion
Late last year the team at Brickwall (who produced Connected by Data’s intro video) got in touch with us to ask if we might collaborate on a commission from the Local Government Association (LGA) to put together scripts for a series of videos intended to explain artificial intelligence. Drawing on desk research, interviews and a session at UK Gov Camp, we put together a proposed approach based on three sections: introducing AI, AI in Action, and Implementing AI.
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