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.
Risk-oriented prioritisation
- Publication category
- Impactful algorithms
- Impact assessment
- GEB, EIA
- Status
- In use
General information
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Responsible use
Goal and impact
When you receive benefits, it is important that you follow the rules. If there are signs that you are breaking rules, we assess whether more investigation is needed. For this, we use, among other things, the Risk-Focused Prioritisation algorithm.
Considerations
UWV receives reports from various sources that clients may be breaking rules. These signals come from citizens, UWV employees and other government departments, such as the Tax and Customs Administration and the police. The signals do not always contain sufficient information. To assess a signal, we need more data. Much of this data is in our systems and thus already known to UWV. The Risk-Focused Prioritisation algorithm automatically looks for that data. An employee then investigates whether the rules have actually been violated.
Human intervention
Our staff monitor the use of the algorithm in the following ways:
- Staff assess the signals and ultimately decide whether follow-up steps are needed.
- In creating and managing the algorithm, different experts work together, such as analysts, lawyers and executive staff.
- Internal and external specialists check whether the algorithm works properly and is ethical. We follow government guidelines on algorithms in doing so. At least once a year, we check whether there are possibilities to improve the algorithm.
Risk management
We ensure that we comply with information security and privacy requirements. We do this in the following ways:
- An independent external organisation performs quality checks to test whether the algorithm is careful. This is done in addition to the standard checks done by our specialist UWV staff. In this way, we reduce the risk of errors.
- We always make sure that employees do the assessment and not the algorithm.
- Changes to the algorithm always involve several UWV employees.
- We comply with the Archives Act by deleting data that is not or no longer important.
- We check data quality several times a year.
Elaboration on impact assessments
GEB and DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment) are two names for the same tool under the AVG/GDPR.
An EIA was carried out instead of the IAMA.
Impact assessment
- GEB: Gegevensbeschermingseffectbeoordeling
- EIA: Ethische Impact Assessment
Operations
Data
The algorithm combines signals with data from various UWV systems. This allows us to know who is involved and what the possible violation is. We do not disclose all the data used by the algorithm. This avoids influencing the outcome of the algorithm.
The algorithm uses the following data, among others:
- Information received from citizens, UWV employees and other government departments
- your name, address and/or date of birth
- The possible offence, such as Illegitimate income or identity fraud
- Additional data from UWV's systems
- data such as your citizen service number
- data on the type of benefit(s), e.g. whether it is an unemployment benefit or sickness benefit
- information about the duration of your benefit(s), e.g. on what date the benefit started and when it ends
Technical design
The algorithm processes the data in 3 steps:
- Collect: the algorithm collects the required data from the received signals.
- Supplementing: the algorithm supplements the signals with data where necessary.
- Prioritise: we use some of the data, such as the subject of the possible offence, to prioritise the signal.
Our staff handle the signals and investigate whether a client has broken the rules.
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