Project description
Securing the future of the European public sector
Disruptive technologies (DTs) – those offering demonstrably superior solutions to existing issues – can greatly improve the efficiency of public services. Public services are one of the key components of developed nations, but they are often resistant to adopting DTs due to ethical, legal or societal concerns. The EU-funded ETAPAS project plans to build a framework and an assessment methodology to measure and mitigate ethical and legal risks connected to the adoption of DTs in the public sector. The goal is to allow the European public sector to make better use of new technologies and innovative solutions, improving operating efficiency, reducing management costs and increasing public trust and engagement
Objective
Disruptive Technologies (DTs) have a great yet untapped potential to boost the developing of new and more efficient Public Services. Reasons entail resource shortage in terms of competences and infrastructures, but also resistance to and lack of trust in technology. Although a recent uptake of the topic of ethical, social and legal issues related to DTs, practical guidelines to fully assess the risks of adopting DTs in Public Administrations are still missing. The ETAPAS project aims at introducing a practical framework, supported by a prototypical software platform, to offer a first-time assessment methodology capable of measuring and mitigating ethical, societal and legal risks. The project will co-design with Public Bodies a framework consisting of ethical principles, a set of measurable indicators and a legal construct for the responsible adoption of DTs. The framework will be tested and validated on four use cases in which DTs are applied to face the challenges of the Italian Ministry of Finance, Don Gnocchi Foundation, and local municipalities in Norway and Greece. Use cases’ development, as well as exploitation and dissemination activities, will be strengthened by the engagement of two Digital Innovation Hubs and their network. This will ensure ETAPAS framework wide applicability to the European Public Sector and will prove in practice how DTs can support the realisation of responsible innovative solutions of Public Services. Lessons learnt and PAs’ feedback will feed into ETAPAS final output: a governance model to allow other public organisations to replicate the methodology and adopt innovative solutions while assessing, monitoring and mitigating associated risks. ETAPAS project aims at accelerating a responsible adoption of disruptive technologies in the delivery of Public Service so that Public Administrations can reduce management costs, improve service efficiency, securely manage data assets, and foster greater citizen trust and engagement.
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- social sciencessociologygovernancepublic services
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation management
- humanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionethicsethical principles
- social sciencespolitical sciencespublic administration
Keywords
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.6. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Europe In A Changing World - Inclusive, Innovative And Reflective Societies Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.6.2.2. - Explore new forms of innovation, with special emphasis on social innovation and creativity and understanding how all forms of innovation are developed, succeed or fail
Call for proposal
H2020-SC6-TRANSFORMATIONS-2018-2019-2020
See other projects for this callSub call
H2020-SC6-TRANSFORMATIONS-2020
Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
00187 Roma
Italy