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7 Guiding Principles for AI in Cities - Methodology

This section describes the four-step guiding principles for AI in cities framework methodology. The
methodology depicted in this section is an action-oriented, pragmatic approach to implementing
guiding principles for AI in cities, as opposed to implementing AI solutions per se.

The four steps are as follows:

I. Assess the Current Status of Guiding Principles for AI in the City (Baselining);

II. Determine Guiding Principles for AI in the City;

III. Catalyse Guiding Principles for AI Implementation in the City; and
IV. Assess Results.

The following briefly explains the four-step methodology.

I. Assess the current status of guiding principles for AI in the city (baselining)

This step involves setting the baseline scenario for guiding principles for AI that are currently being
undertaken by the city and the potential enablers, governance and policy instrumentation tools,
if any, that would support their implementation. Specifically, this step determines a city’s current
status (baseline) with respect to:

a the existing guiding principles;
b the existing enablers; and

c the existing governance and policy instruments that would support the implementation of
guiding principles for AI.

Two representative tables incorporating the above three baselining items is shown in the Appendix.
It can be used by a city to assess its current status, or baseline, with respect to its guiding principles
for AI. The contents of the tables in the Appendix are fairly high-level and, in some cases, may
require further clarification and description by the city to determine its current status.

II. Determine guiding principles for AI in the city

The city can determine its list of guiding principles for AI by deciding which principles will be
important and applicable in its own context. The list of principles stated in this document can
be used by cities as a reference; cities can also consider erstwhile issued principles by different
jurisdictions globally.

Once the guiding principles are finalized by the various agencies (IT agencies, legal agencies,
procurement agencies, etc.), it is also important for the city to determine the appropriate policy

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