Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard
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Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard - Template
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Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard - Template (Google Sheets)
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2024-04-18 15:46
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YouThe mustATRS completetemplate bothis sectionsavailable ofin theMicrosoft template.Excel and Google Sheets formats. It is divided into 2 tiers.
Tier 1:
Tieris1:aimedprovideatatheshortgeneralnon-technicalpublic,descriptionandofasyoursuchalgorithmicshouldtool,be clear andansimpleoverviewinoflanguage- comprises
whatathesingletoolsheetiswithinandwhytool’stemplate,beingcalledusedSummary Information.
Tier 2:2, providewhilst morestill detailedaccessible technicalto information,the suchgeneral aspublic, specificis detailsaimed onat howspecialist youraudiences toolsuch worksas:
- civil
andsociety - journalists
- academic
theresearchers - other
datapublicthesectortoolorganisationsuseswishing to learn from their peers
PleaseTier read2 theis guidancealso forsplit usingacross theeight Algorithmicfurther Transparencysheets.
You Recordingshould Standardcomplete beforeall completingsections of the template.
IfFor you’refurther interestedassistance inread the guidance to using the Standard,ATRS.
Email getthe incompleted touchtemplate withto usthe atATRS algorithmic.transparency@dsit.gov.ukteam on algorithmic-transparency@dsit.gov.uk for publication to the ATRS repository.
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2025-05-08 11:19
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2024-04-18 15:46
Added the updated version of the template in two formats, Excel and Google Sheets.