Service Delivery Area: Benefits
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Decoded: Digital Identity in Public Benefits
In 2024, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Digital Benefits Network led a workshop to explore key terms related to digital identity, and provide ecosystem-level context on how authentication and identity proofing may show up in the online benefits experience and impact clients. This resource links to the presentation slides.
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System Alignment for Young Families: Shifting Human Services to Improve Well-Being for Parents Under 24 and Their Children
This brief highlights key takeaways from APHSA’s work on young families, starting with an overview of the young families work and its early years, followed by key takeaways and highlights from its final year, ending with opportunities for future work in the young families space.
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SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) Implementation Toolkit
This toolkit provides guidance and resources for state agencies to effectively implement the USDA’s Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program, which helps low-income families buy food during the summer months when school meals are unavailable.
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Plain Language: Foundations 101 Webcast
This is a video recording of a NASWA Feb 2024 webinar on plain language presented for UI state leaders. Slides are also available.
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Moving Because of Unaffordable Housing and Disrupted Social Safety Net Access Among Children
This article shows how moves because of unaffordable housing can disrupt social safety net access for children.
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An Updated Measure of Poverty: ReDrawing the Line
This report recommends updating the methodology used by the Census Bureau to calculate the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) to reflect household basic needs and replace the current Official Poverty Measure as the primary statistical measure of poverty. The report assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the SPM and provides recommendations for updating its methodology and expanding its use in recognition of the needs of most American families such as medical care, childcare, and housing costs.
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Updates to the OECD’s definition of an AI system explained
In 2023, OECD member countries approved a revised version of the Organisation’s definition of an AI system. This post explains the reasoning behind the updated definition.
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Recommendation of the Council on the Governance of Digital Identity
The OECD's Recommendation on the Governance of Digital Identity, adopted on 8 June 2023, provides guidelines for member countries to establish secure and user-centric digital identity systems that enhance trust and facilitate access to online services.
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OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems
To help policy makers, regulators, legislators and others characterize AI systems deployed in specific contexts, the OECD has developed a user-friendly tool to evaluate AI systems from a policy perspective.
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OECD AI Principles Overview
The OECD AI Principles promote use of AI that is innovative and trustworthy and that respects human rights and democratic values. The principles were adopted in 2019; this webpage provides an overview of the principles and key terms.
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OECD AI Policy Observatory
The OECD AI Policy Observatory offers detailed information about AI policy and research globally.
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Jurisdiction Data Maps: Mobile Driver License Implementation Data Map
This map illustrates which jurisdictions throughout the United States and Canada have implemented one of six stages of mobile driver licenses.