https://tech.newstatesman.com/guest-opinion/ai-procurement-guidelines

The Office for AI has published its draft guidelines for the procurement of AI systems across the public sector. This is the latest in a series of moves by the UK government, such as the Digital Ethics Framework and Public Sector AI Guide, to set out how AI should be used in the public sector. Many, including the Oxford Internet Institute’s Philip Howard, had called for procurement rules around AI to be strengthened.

The UK is the first government to pilot these guidelines, but they are intended to be rolled out globally, having been developed in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. Bahrain is also expected to trial the guidelines in the coming months.