UPCOMING 1ST AI4GOV TRAINING WORKSHOP: BIAS IN AI

May 4, 2023

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The 1^st AI4GOV training workshop titled Bias in AI (focused on fundamentals) is the first organized training workshop with others to follow within the scope of the Horizon Europe project AI4GOV- Trusted AI for Transparent Public Governance fostering Democratic Values. It will be held on May 16^th, 2023 starting at 12.00 CEST. The registration form for online attendance is available at this link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvcOmvqTMtGdFHPZqjn7_g8IFdMrSYPWF-#/registration.

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Time	Duration	Title	Presenter
12.00-12.10	10’	Welcome and a short introduction to the AI4GOV project	Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia (organizer) & Maggioli SPA, Italy and Greece (AI4GOV project leader)
12.10-12.30	20’	What is bias?	Georgia Panagiotidou, AUTH, Greece
12.30-12.50	20’	Fundamentals of AI	Erik Novak, JSI, Slovenia
12.50-13.10	20’	AI and bias (bias in algorithms, bias in data)	George Manias, UPRC, Greece
13.10-13.30	20’	Impact of bias on Human Rights (underrepresented groups)	Mpampis Chatzimallis, ViLabs, Greece
13.30-13.40	10’	coffee break
13.40-14.30	50’	Hands on session: case studies on detecting bias. Followed by a panel discussion.	group work (and breakout rooms in Zoom) lead by AI4GOV partners
14.30-14.40	10’	break
14.40-15.00	20’	Policy/ public administration example from Slovenia: “Slovenian national AI programme”	Samo Zorc, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Slovenia
15.00-15.20	20’	Policy/ public administration example from Slovenia: “Gender Bias in Research – Identifying the Problem and Proposing Solutions”	Gita Zadnikar, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Slovenia
15.20-15.40	20’	Citizens example: “Empowering civil society for oversight and policy-making”	Jasmina Ploštajner, Today is a new day, Institute for other studies, Slovenia (NGO)
15.40-16.00	20’	How is AI regulated?	Federico Marengo, White Label Consultancy, Denmark [online presentation]
16.00-16.20	20’	Final discussion and closure