Analysing the potential pitfalls of “AI-judication” in Public Procurement — guest post by Paris & Esmail — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

Analysing the potential pitfalls of “AI-judication” in Public Procurement — guest post by Paris & Esmail — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

Introduction The introduction of new technologies have always thrust the issue of Public Procurement into the spotlight, subtly or otherwise. Recently, the Overton window in tech circles has been dominated by one discussion uber alles: Artificial Intelligence. So far, AI has already obtained credible influence in the way public procurement tenders can be drafted and … Read more

Not my standard — presentation at GR’24 — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

Not my standard — presentation at GR’24 — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

I am attending Global Revolution 24 at the University of Nottingham. This is always an interesting conference and a good platform to catch up with colleagues and friends from all over the world. I spent Day 1 attending the four workshops of the AI and procurement stream that Jessica Tillipman (GW Law) and I co-organised. … Read more

Creating (positive) friction in AI procurement — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

Creating (positive) friction in AI procurement — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

I had the opportunity to participate in the Inaugural AI Commercial Lifecycle and Procurement Summit 2024 hosted by Curshaw. This was a very interesting ‘unconference’ where participants offered to lead sessions on topics they wanted to talk about. I led a session on ‘Creating friction in AI procurement’. This was clearly a counterintuitive way of … Read more

Slowing Down Public Sector AI Adoption — guest post by Saema Jaffer — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

Slowing Down Public Sector AI Adoption — guest post by Saema Jaffer — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

This guest post by Saema Jaffer* explores the policy approaches that can be followed in the UK, and elsewhere, in relation to the use of AI in the writing and evaluation of tender documents. It was submitted to the ‘a book for a blog’ competition and has won Saema a copy that will soon be … Read more

Public procurement of AI between opportunities and risks — guest post by Giuseppe Bitti — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

Public procurement of AI between opportunities and risks — guest post by Giuseppe Bitti — How to Crack a Nut – Go Health Pro

This guest post by Giuseppe Bitti* explores the broad policy approaches that can be followed to slow down AI adoption by the public sector, with a focus on risk mitigation and management. It was submitted to the ‘a book for a blog’ competition and has won Giuseppe a copy that will soon be on the … Read more