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SOCIAL LICENCE FOR PUBLIC GOOD

Trusted Institutions

Academic studies and daily headlines talk about the decline of public trust in governments and government institutions around the world.

 

Adopting these two Sustainable Development Goals we understand that trusted institutions are crucial in order to make changes that our world and our communities urgently require.

One area causing potential distrust of institutions is the use of algorithms to make decisions about the lives of citizens. Such technology offers tantalising benefits, such as the ability to better target government services or funding to areas with the most need. 

But citizens worry about how securely governments will hold their personal data and what other uses it might be put to.

ThinkPlace works with decision makers in government to bring human-centred expertise to the problem of trust. We help you navigate ethical pitfalls, granting institutions the needed social licence to pursue positive change.