A nudge for equality: the platform fighting bias with behavioural science

A new web platform is taking the bias out of government hiring by using behavioural science and machine learning to help recruiters find candidates based on talent, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, or any other background. Of the successful candidates chosen through the "Applied" platform thus far, 60% would not have been hired through a traditional recruitment process. It is the first tech venture of the UK’s Behavioural Insights Team - the world’s first “nudge” unit - and has government clients in the UK, Australia and Singapore.