Oversight Structures for Agentic AI in Public-Sector Organizations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04836v1
• Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:57:15 GMT
• Title: Oversight Structures for Agentic AI in Public-Sector Organizations
• Authors: Chris Schmitz, Jonathan Rystrøm, Jan Batzner,
• Abstract summary: We identify five governance dimensions essential for responsible agent deployment.<n>We find that agent oversight poses intensified versions of three existing governance challenges.<n>We propose approaches that both adapt institutional structures and design agent oversight compatible with public sector constraints.
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• Abstract: This paper finds that the introduction of agentic AI systems intensifies existing challenges to traditional public sector oversight mechanisms -- which rely on siloed compliance units and episodic approvals rather than continuous, integrated supervision. We identify five governance dimensions essential for responsible agent deployment: cross-departmental implementation, comprehensive evaluation, enhanced security protocols, operational visibility, and systematic auditing. We evaluate the capacity of existing oversight structures to meet these challenges, via a mixed-methods approach consisting of a literature review and interviews with civil servants in AI-related roles. We find that agent oversight poses intensified versions of three existing governance challenges: continuous oversight, deeper integration of governance and operational capabilities, and interdepartmental coordination. We propose approaches that both adapt institutional structures and design agent oversight compatible with public sector constraints.

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