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The GASWT Agenda

Five things we're asking for

Not a mission statement — a working list of what GASWT wants institutions, governments and technology providers to actually change.

  1. 01

    Ethical guardrails before deployment

    Any AI tool used in a decision that affects someone's access to care, benefits or protection should pass an independent bias and ethics review before it's deployed — not after harm has already been done.

  2. 02

    Digital access as part of the safety net

    Devices, connectivity and digital literacy support should be treated as part of the social safety net itself, not an optional add-on layered on top of it after the fact.

  3. 03

    Data privacy as a right, not a feature

    Case files, health records and other data collected through social services need enforceable privacy protections — not voluntary vendor policies that can change without notice.

  4. 04

    Fund the workforce, not just the software

    Money spent adopting new technology in social services should include real training and capacity building for the practitioners using it, not just a software license.

  5. 05

    Evidence before scale

    New technology in social services should be piloted and evaluated first, with findings published — including the ones that didn't work — before it's rolled out widely.

The GASWT Agenda — GASWT