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| ==Business Brief== | | ==Business Brief== |
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| + | Rules as Code is an approach to create and publish regulations, legislation and policies as machine and human readable. |
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| + | The approach involves creating rules in government that are better suited for digital service delivery, creating software tools to write the rules into code, and then using that code as a basis for service delivery and decision making. |
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| + | Coded rules can automate certain decision-making in government. They are particularly well-suited to yes/no and if-this-then-that decisions, such as eligibility for benefits or obligations to pay tax. |
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| + | Making rules machine readable helps both civil servants and citizens clearly understand their intent, and execute them. |
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| + | '''Why It Matters''' |
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| + | Rules developed in the government are complex and often ambiguous. When rules require amendments, it becomes a challenge to make changes without introducing unintended consequences. |
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| + | When software developers and system administrators implement IT systems based on these rules, the complexity and ambiguity can often lead to a confusing user experience and worse, broken processes. |
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| ==Technical Brief== | | ==Technical Brief== |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
− | Four things you should know about Rules as Code | GovInsider | + | [https://govinsider.asia/inclusive-gov/four-things-you-should-know-about-rules-as-code/ Four things you should know about Rules as Code | GovInsider] |
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− | Emerging Technology Guide: Rules as Code | Digital.NSW | + | [https://www.digital.nsw.gov.au/digital-transformation/policy-lab/rules-code Emerging Technology Guide: Rules as Code | Digital.NSW] |
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− | Why Policy as Code? (hashicorp.com) | + | [https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/why-policy-as-code Why Policy as Code? (hashicorp.com)] |
| [[Category:Architecture]] | | [[Category:Architecture]] |
| [[Category:Technology]] | | [[Category:Technology]] |