Towards a better protection of human rights through the use of AI and related technologies in budgeting and auditing of public expenditure

María Amparo Grau Ruiz

doi:10.18543/djhr.3194

María Amparo Grau Ruiz Complutense University of Madrid, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0482-2816

Keywords: human rights, public expenditure, control, artificial intelligence

Abstract

The full potential of many human rights cannot be reached due to the economic costs in their development. The use of artificial intelligence and related technologies in budgetary and audit processes could help in a better allocation of scarce public resources and deliver savings due to better targeting in programming and execution, avoiding irregularities and corruption. When public and corporate organizations automate processes, monitoring should ensure their compliance with regulation or voluntary commitments affecting environmental, social, and governance criteria. Many funds are granted to support digitalization processes if safeguards related to human rights are respected. The provision of goods and services like health and education is often subject to additional technological requirements. In both cases, an efficient supervision is crucial for fairness, in terms of accessibility and the effective protection of human rights.

Received: 08 September 2024
Accepted: 10 December 2024

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