AI is proposed to sort online applications. How can people without internet access still reach the service, and who makes the substantive decision? Design an administrative workflow that brings together AI support, human processing and access.
In the course case, AI is proposed to sort online applications. The time saved does not help people without internet access. Compare it with a workflow that retains in-person applications and distinguish sorting from the authority’s decision. Reassess access when additional language needs arise.
Develop and work through a workflow for your own process or use the example case. Specify access routes, human work and AI support. The responsible specialists review the applicable legal basis.
What you will work on
Justify the public benefit and limits of an AI initiative in relation to the administrative mandate
Map responsibilities and review requirements within an administrative process
Compare a digital procedure and an accessible fallback in a citizen case
Who it is for
Public administration and project leaders
Digital transformation managers
Heads of public service departments
Topics
Administrative mandate and public benefit
AI support and administrative decisions
Affected groups and accessibility
Data needs, access limits and participation
Pilot design and implementation sequence
Your result
Your administrative workflow, worked through against the case, shows how people access the service, where AI supports work and how substantive processing continues through the alternative route.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of an administrative process and the department responsible for it. Process information is sufficient; personal case records are not required. An example case can be used.
Format and approach
Planned as eight to ten hours of self-study. Review your administrative workflow against the course criteria and revise it.
When an administrative system fails, people still need access to the service. Design a limited alternative route and plan how cases will later return to the system.
When AI drafts responses, the work of the people checking and approving them changes too. Review three drafts and develop a plan for allocating tasks, participation and training in the affected area.
Redesign a business process within your area of responsibility. First map the current workflow and identify steps that could be removed or simplified without AI. Then design an AI-supported alternative, specifying who decides, checks the results and handles exceptions.