Data Ethics Archives

On LOTI’s 5th anniversary, Eddie Copeland looks back at the achievements of our community of local government innovators over the past year.

New Report: How should councils approach using AI in adults social care and housing services?

LOTI and Faculty have launched research exploring what the opportunities for AI are in housing & adult social care services in local government.

How to assure trustworthy AI in local government

James Scott from DSIT’s Responsible Technology Adoption Unit introduces AI assurance and how it can be used to support local governments adopt responsible AI.

London Data Week is back in 2024!

London Data Week is returning in July 2024. We’re excited to bring back this festival of public events expanding who is involved in data innovation in London!

Using Copilot in Local Government: Lessons from the LOTI AI Meetup

LOTI brought together London borough colleagues from across digital, data, organisational development and more, to learn about how Microsoft Copilot is being, and can be, utilised by local government.

10 Reflections from Smart City Expo 2023 in Barcelona

Jay from the LOTI team shares his 10 reflections from attending the Smart City World Expo in Barcelona.

Better Images of AI: An Important Discussion for Society

Elo Esalomi, a Year 13 student from London, writes about her experiences of the Better Images of AI workshop run during London Data Week in Summer 2023.

10 ideas for a roadmap of responsible AI in local government

LOTI Researcher and Data Ethicist Sam Nutt considers what ideas and activities local government should focus on to become effective users of AI in the coming years?

The State of Play of AI in Local Government

LOTI Researcher and Data Ethicist Sam Nutt details the findings from LOTI’s research over the Summer of 2023 into the state of play of generative AI in local government.

Responsible AI

LOTI are developing a programme of work around Responsible AI to help our boroughs be more ambitious users of AI.

Guidance on Generative AI

LOTI have created four resources to initially guide local authorities to make sure they are able to confidently approach aspects of Generative AI.

LDW DataThinks: Where is the data from London’s participatory initiatives?

ODI Researchers Joe Massey & Ben Snaith make the case collating and curating datasets generated by Londoners to better understand and improve London.