The article examines the impact of digital interfaces on welfare state administration, focusing on the UK's Universal Credit system and the design elements that shape user interactions and behavior in an "interface first" bureaucracy.
This is a government catalog of reusable digital service components, templates, and patterns designed to help public sector teams build services more efficiently and consistently.
This report presents evidence on the use of algorithmic accountability policies in different contexts from the perspective of those implementing these tools, and explores the limits of legal and policy mechanisms in ensuring safe and accountable algorithmic systems.
PolicyEngine is a nonprofit that provides a free, open-source web app enabling users in the US and UK to estimate taxes and benefits at the household level, while also simulating the effects of policy changes. By combining tax and benefits data, PolicyEngine helps individuals and policymakers better understand the impacts of existing policies and proposed reforms, using microsimulation models built from legislation and enhanced survey data.
This review evaluates the UK public sector's use of digital technology, identifying successes and systemic challenges, and proposes reforms to enhance service delivery.
The Public Design Evidence Review examines how design practices can improve public policies and services across the UK, exploring what good “public design” looks like, how it’s being used, and what enables or inhibits its impact.
These guidelines provide UK government organizations with best practices for responsibly and effectively procuring artificial intelligence (AI) systems.