After Robodebt: lessons and next steps for fair, ethical and accountable ADM in government

On the eve of the release of the findings of the Royal Commission on the Robodebt Scheme it is timely to look back at the origins of public awareness of Robodebt and look forward to the lessons for informing future engagements with government use of automated decision making (ADM).

This half-day symposium will reflect on the role of various actors involved in bringing Robodebt to light, and challenging its operation, namely:

• Civil society & service users

• Journalists, news and media

• The legal profession

• Public service

  Structured around a series of interactive roundtable discussions, this reflection will be geared towards learning from the past to shape future engagement with government use of ADM.

In this discussion we will propel from the Robodebt Royal Commission, strategies to enhance internal and external oversight, governance and accountability of governments' use of ADM, particularly in relation to vulnerable persons. It will highlight the various social, political, economic, and technical dimensions that constituted Robodebt, how newly emerging cast studies demonstrates this is not a one off affair, and in dialogue help to shape a future advocacy and research agenda.

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