2026 OpenFisca Conference - Policy Innovation and Open Government - Swati Mehta

Pia Andrews introduces a panel discussion on policy innovation methods and technologies, beginning with Swati Mehta from the Open Government Partnership. Swati emphasized that while governments have access to more tools and data than ever, trust in public institutions is at a historic low. She highlightes three areas of policy innovation, starting with AI's role in democratic deliberation, using Taiwan as an example of successful large-scale citizen engagement. Swati notes that AI can help synthesize public input and identify recurring concerns, but warns that any AI-assisted processes must be grounded in verified data and open-source algorithms.