The document outlines various initiatives and standards aimed at addressing ethical concerns in algorithmic decision-making, as presented by Ansgar Koene from the Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute. It discusses the Unbias project, IEEE standards for transparency, data privacy, and algorithmic bias, among others. Additionally, it highlights national and parliamentary efforts to regulate algorithms and the role of major consulting firms in proposing algorithm audits for publicly listed companies.

1. Policy activities related to
algorithmic decision making
Ansgar Koene
Horizon Digital Economy Research institute, University of Nottingham
Intersectionality and Algorithmic Discrimination, Leiden, 18-22 December 2017
http://unbias.wp.horizon.ac.uk/

2. UnBias project: education, design and
regulation for fair algorithms
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http://unbias.wp.horizon.ac.uk/
Stakeholder workshops
Youth Juries

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5. Ethically Aligned Design
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6. IEEE-SA Standards Projects
• IEEE P7000: Model Process for Addressing Ethical Concerns
During System Design
• IEEE P7001: Transparency of Autonomous Systems
• IEEE P7002: Data Privacy Process
• IEEE P7003: Algorithmic Bias Considerations
• IEEE P7004: Standard on Child and Student Data
Governance
• IEEE P7005: Standard on Employer Data Governance
• IEEE P7006: Standard on Personal Data AI Agent Working
Group
• IEEE P7007: Ontological Standard for Ethically Driven
Robotics and Automation Systems
• IEEE P7008: Standard for Ethically Driven Nudging for
Robotic, Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
• IEEE P7009: Standard for Fail-Safe Design of Autonomous
and Semi-Autonomous Systems
• IEEE P7010: Wellbeing Metrics Standard for Ethical Artificial
Intelligence and Autonomous Systems
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Open invitation to join the P7003 working group
http://sites.ieee.org/sagroups-7003/

8. National Initiatives
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9. Parliamentary inquiries
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10. European Parliament / Commission
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11. Algorithm auditing by “the big four”
• A proposal by a global partner at EY
• Big Four to suggest to government regulators that
publically listed companies need to have algorithms
audited (similar to financial auditing)
• Looking for expertise on how/what to include when
doing algorithm audits.
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12. Thank you – questions?
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http://unbias.wp.horizon.ac.uk/
ansgar.koene@nottingham.ac.uk