AI anonymization of personal data in public infrastructure asset management

Purpose and goal:

The purpose of the project was to automatically anonymize personal data in images received by the Transport Department in order to meet regulatory eligibility requirements in current GDPR legislation.

This objective has been achieved by the Transport Department having procured and installed an AI service and verified that it meets to all eligibility requirements set by the Transport Department based on automation and GDPR. Expected results and effects:

As mentioned above, the result is that the images are 100% anonymized, which was the Transport Department´s requirement level. It also means that the business can shorten the response time and work more efficiently as no manual handling will be needed to anonymize incoming images. The expected effect and outcome thus correspond to the high eligibility requirements that have been set.

The project will bring about positive synergy effects for other businesses and their IT systems, within the Transport Department. Approach and implementation:

Three AI service providers were compared, who had specialized in this type of image processing. Interviews were conducted. All three were judged to be able to deliver a stable service. The choice fell on the supplier who was judged to be the most technologically innovative and which had a good reputation among its reference customers.

Licenses, hardware and software were procured and then installation, commissioning, integration with operational systems and tests were carried out. The analysis is that the technology is mature but it is not specific to this particular solution.