PRINCIPLES AND IMPACT ANALYSIS GUIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF SYSTEMS BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE FEDERAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

LOS PRINCIPIOS Y GUÍA DE ANÁLISIS DE IMPACTO PARA EL DESARROLLO Y USO DE SISTEMAS BASADAS EN INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL EN LA ADMINISTRACION PUBLICA FEDERAL

Start date :2018

End date :

Name of responsible governmental body :

National Digital Strategy Coordination (;Coordinación de la Estrategia Digital Nacional)
Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence (CIDGE;Subcomisión de Inteligencia Artificial de la Comisión Intersecretarial para el Desarrollo del Gobierno Electrónico)
Mexican Secretariat of the Civil Service (SFP;Secretaría de la Función Pública)

Description :

In order to strengthen the responsible and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence for the common good, this guide was developed.

Objectives:

To monitor and evaluate the impacts of AI systems in order to ensure that they achieve the expected results.
To promote transparency, by explaining to the users that interact with AI systems the decision process taken by such systems, the expected benefits as well as the potential risks derived from using such systems.
To protect privacy, by incorporating mechanisms of control and consent for the use of data during the design of AI systems.
To foster equality, by reducing risks of discriminatory biases derived from the utilised data.
To ensure due process, by allowing individuals to dispute decisions made by AI systems.

OECD AI principle adressed:

Inclusive growth, sustainable development and well-being
Human-centred values and fairness
Transparency and explainability
Robustness, security and safety
Accountability

Relevant policy area covered:

Related to a theme:

Policies to ensure trustworthy, human-centric AI

Direct beneficiaries:

Public research institutes
Private research and development lab
Established researchers
Firms of any size
Firms of any age
National government
Civil society

Estimated budget expenditure (range per year):

Not applicable

Background including shifts in the policy initiative:

In November 2018, the Mexican government published a document that includes general principles for the development and use of systems based on AI in Mexico’s federal government.

Policy initiative is a structural reform:

Evaluated:

Link to evaluation or reports:

Public access URL:

https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/415644/Consolidado_Comentarios_Consulta_IA__1_.pdf

Funding from the private sector:

Type of evaluation:

Evaluation provides input to:

Evaluation performed by:

Policy instruments :

Public consultations of stakeholders or experts

Type : Public consultations of stakeholders or experts
Name in English :
Country : Mexico
Stakeholders contribute to : Problem definition | Policy objective formulation | Policy design
Method : Expert groups/committees

Emerging AI-related regulation

Type : Emerging AI-related regulation
Name in English :
Country : Mexico
Role of government : Protector of public values
Challenge(s) addressed : Risks to human safety (e.g. prevention of physical and mental harm) | Risks to fairness (e.g. non-discrimination, gender equality, fairness and diversity)
Type(s) of regulation : Self-regulation (e.g. codes of conduct, guidelines, standards)
Regulatory approach : Technology-based regulation (e.g. moratoria, bans, standards of use)
Level of governance : National
Approach to monitor compliance : Regulated parties are incentivised to adopt monitoring technology that is not managed by the regulator

Last updated : Sep 9, 2022