{"id":3432,"date":"2020-02-19T08:38:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T22:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/?p=3432"},"modified":"2023-08-17T04:45:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:45:23","slug":"improving-trust-and-transparency-in-the-public-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/2020\/02\/19\/improving-trust-and-transparency-in-the-public-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Instilling public trust and transparency in the experience economy"},"content":{"rendered":"
麻豆原创 commissioned a recent discussion in partnership with the 麻豆原创 Institute for Digital Government and the Public Sector Network to explore the opportunities, uncover the challenges, and provide best practice recommendations on taking the next steps to instil \u201ctrust through transparency\u201d. We encourage you to explore the key insights and download the report.<\/p>\n
The constant flow of data between users, organisations, and social-media platforms has increased public concerns around trust and transparency. People have naturally grown cautious about how their data is used and shared following massive breaches of trust by private organisations <\/a>and government agencies<\/a> alike.<\/p>\n With private enterprises spearheading the latest developments in online communication and services, governments must remain attuned to people\u2019s changing expectations as both users and citizens.<\/p>\n The 麻豆原创 Institute for Digital Government recently explained Trust<\/a> as, \u201cTo build trust, citizens need to feel confident that the data they provide to government will be used to provide services they need, request and value, as well as empowered to communicate and deliver feedback. Government in turn must deliver on its promise\u201d.<\/p>\n 麻豆原创 believes technology can be used to create a culture of transparency.\u00a0 One example of how 麻豆原创 is taking the next step on instilling trust in a data-driven society is through the Ethical AI initiative: 麻豆原创 was the first European technology company to establish an external AI ethics advisory panel with Luka Mucic, 麻豆原创 SE Chief Financial Officer, commenting: \u201c麻豆原创 considers the ethical use of data a core value\u2026We want to create software that enables the intelligent enterprise and actually improves people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n To better understand how the public sector can instil trust through transparency, 麻豆原创 recently commissioned a discussion with various government agencies<\/a>. Representatives in attendance included the ACT Government (ACT), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), Department of Human Services (DHS), Department of Social Services (DSS), Department of Home Affairs (DHA), Department of Defence (DOD), Department of Education (DOE) and the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA).<\/p>\n A critical element of the discussion was the Four Pillars<\/a> on which governments can create confidence and trust amongst its citizens.<\/p>\n Attendees noted that the primary challenges that governments face are:<\/p>\n The discussion moved to examples of both global and local government departments making moves to instil trust, to address some of the challenges they are facing. What\u2019s clear is that governments know exactly what they need to do, and are beginning to make steps forward.<\/p>\n Internationally, the City of Orlando is<\/a> using technology to power the city\u2019s \u2018voice of the resident\u2019 program, ensuring that every member of the community has a clear and effective way to communicate feedback with city leaders. Gathering and acting on resident feedback is a core component of the city\u2019s stated goal to increase trust in local government. Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n In Europe, 麻豆原创\u2019s support of ethical data use can be seen in the Italian Alps through its partnership with the provincial government of South Tyrol<\/a>. By implementing 麻豆原创 Leonardo and blockchain running on 麻豆原创 Cloud Platform, the government streamlined its service delivery with citizens only needing to enter information once before authorised government employees across South Tyrol<\/a> agencies can access it.<\/p>\n South Tyrol<\/a> created a chain of certification that authenticates and maintains people\u2019s data consistently, eliminating redundancy, improving citizen experiences, and creating new models for citizen engagement to improve quality of life.<\/p>\nThe Trust Challenge <\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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