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Governing the Governors: Comparative Institutional Approaches to Ethical Algorithmic Oversight in India

Author(s) Lt. Dr. Kongala Sukumar
Country India
Abstract As algorithmic systems increasingly mediate welfare targeting, policing, credit scoring, and administrative decision-making, the institutional architecture responsible for overseeing these systems has become as consequential as the algorithms themselves. This paper examines the comparative institutional design of algorithmic oversight bodies, asking who governs the governors when the governors are automated. Drawing on a comparative institutional analysis of India's emerging AI governance ecosystem alongside the European Union's AI Act enforcement structure, the United States' sectoral oversight model, and Singapore's co-regulatory approach, the paper identifies four institutional design variables that determine oversight effectiveness: statutory independence, technical capacity, redress accessibility, and cross-sectoral coordination. Using a qualitative comparative framework supported by secondary institutional data, the paper finds that India's current oversight architecture remains fragmented across MeitY, sectoral regulators, and voluntary industry codes, producing accountability gaps particularly acute in public administration deployments. The paper proposes a tiered institutional model combining a central algorithmic oversight authority with sector-specific technical audit units, embedded citizen redress mechanisms, and mandatory algorithmic impact assessments prior to public-sector deployment. The findings contribute to ongoing debates on institutional design for emerging technology governance in developing democracies.
Keywords algorithmic governance, institutional design, AI oversight, administrative accountability, regulatory capacity, India
Published In Volume 6, Issue 1, January-February 2024
Published On 2024-02-09
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i01.85929
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