Please note: The algorithm descriptions in English have been automatically translated. Errors may have been introduced in this process. For the original descriptions, go to the Dutch version of the Algorithm Register.
Reading aid website
- Publication category
- Other algorithms
- Impact assessment
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- Status
- In use
General information
Theme
Begin date
Contact information
Link to publication website
Responsible use
Goal and impact
Tolkie helps residents who have difficulty reading. For example, Tolkie makes texts on the website easier. This way, residents understand the texts better and are more self-reliant.
Considerations
Government websites must be easy to read. This is required by law. In this, Tolkie offers something extra by making texts clearer.
Human intervention
Municipal employees can adjust the 'simple text' or 'word explanation' themselves. They can also turn it off. Thus, human control always remains.
Risk management
The chance of errors is small. Tolkie only uses website text to create simple summaries. Tolkie writes neutrally and factually. Municipal employees can make their own adjustments before texts are used on the website.
Legal basis
Privacy: General Data Protection Regulation (AVG). Tolkie only works with existing public texts on the municipal website, no personal data.
Accessibility: Digital Accessibility Decree. Government websites must be easy to read.
Rules for clear online services: EU Accessibility Act,
UN Convention on Disability: Everyone has the right to understandable digital information.
Elaboration on impact assessments
N/A
Operations
Data
All information available on the municipality's website (www.druten.nl).
This information is 'public information'. Tolkie does not process personal data. Tolkie does not work in input fields where people enter personal data. No IP addresses are stored. Tolkie uses only functional cookies.
Technical design
Tolkie works with one piece of code on the website. It retrieves the visible text, sends it to a safe place (Microsoft Azure in the EU), and gets back the easy text. This appears in a separate screen on the site. Employees can customise it. Tolkie complies with accessibility rules (WCAG 2.2 AA). No IP addresses are stored.
The AI deployed comes from Microsoft Azure. The data is on European servers.
External provider
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