Six Areas for Assessing AI Readiness in Government

Is your agency ready for artificial intelligence (AI)? If not, what would it take to get to a place where it can enjoy the benefits of AI? A government agency's readiness for AI is not simply a question of preparing to buy and install new technology. The transformative nature of AI typically calls for preparation across multiple critical areas. To capture AI's potential to create value, government organizations will need a plan to retool the relevant existing processes, upskill or hire key staff, refine approaches toward partnership, and develop the necessary data and technical infrastructure to deploy AI.