About us
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) is now called the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit (RTA), part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Content from RTA can be found on DSIT’s GOV.UK page.
Overview
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) leads the Government’s work to enable trustworthy innovation using data and artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, supporting:
- the National Data Strategy’s objective to unlock the power of data to drive economic growth and competitive advantage, benefitting citizens across the UK.
- the AI Strategy’s ambition to ensure that the governance of AI technologies encourages safe and responsible innovation, investment, and protects the public and our fundamental values.
- government’s ambition to be a science and technology superpower by driving the adoption of AI through the development of a strong UK assurance ecosystem and accelerating innovation in cutting-edge privacy-enhancing technologies.
Our work
The CDEI helps organisations across the public and private sectors to innovate through programmes and projects that:
- Develop tools to give organisations confidence that AI and data-driven tech work the way they expect;
- Develop governance frameworks, guidance, and standards that enable organisations to use AI and data in a way that builds public trust; and
- Demonstrate positive uses of data and AI to tackle global problems.
Our work is underpinned by our innovative public attitudes research and our engagement with a range of industry, academic and legal experts.
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