AQW 25621/22-27 Written question to the Assembly Commission

To ask the Assembly Commission to detail the membership of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) working group that has been established to advise the Assembly Commission of AI opportunities.

Asked by Kate Nicholl MLA on 4 April 2025

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
4 April 2025
Answer due by
23 April 2025
Answered
18 April 202514 days after tabling
Department
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
Priority question
No

Answer

The Assembly Commission has established a working group to consider potential opportunities for innovation that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may offer as it recognises that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence is a development that cannot be ignored by any modern organisation.

The focus of the AI Working Group is on the use of AI in the Assembly Commission’s work to support the Assembly. The group therefore includes officials from a wide range of business areas across the Assembly Commission.

The membership of the Assembly Commission’s AI Working Group is listed below:

Head of the Research and Information Service (Chair)

Director of Legal, Governance and Research Services

Director of Parliamentary Services

Head of Legal Services

Clerk Assistant

Head of Facilities Management

Head of Human Resources

Editor of Debates

Head of Information Technology

Head of Communications

Senior Research Officer

Assembly Clerk

Research Officer

Official sources