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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is undoubtedly present in our everyday life. For many years, AI has been a highly-complex research field that had little or no impact in the public. However, it has now rapidly entered our lives, and it is here to stay. How we use AI and what impact Algorithmic Intelligence will have in the long term, depends solely on the implementation framework and governance design that we build. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Embbeded in the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), we provide consulting services for the public sector. With a multidisciplinary approach and an extensive experience in governance, law and public administration we support Swiss and International institutions in their AI-deployment journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Vision<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The GovAI initiative will be a facilitator of responsible, ethical and principled AI initiatives for the Public Sector.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In order to provide our vision, we do thematic research in the human and social sciences involving the most controversial aspects in Artificial Intelligence, providing agents with better assessment tools and support to evidence-based policymaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We analyse the needs, what works and what doesn’t for each particular AI solution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We guide public-sector administrators in the AI-strategy definition and responsible governance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Mission<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

To become a partner in the AI implementation roadmap for public administrators, bureaucrats and public oriented organisations through research excellence. To assist in impact evaluation, foundational readiness and organisational transformation for trustworthy and ethical AI solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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With our self-diagnosis matrix, organisations can easily evaluate their AI readiness, raising the awaraness to their functional and operational needs. With the help of our matrix, administrators can easily grade their organisation preparedness for AI implementations, based on three simple axis: data, impact <\/strong>and competences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to a growing pluridisciplinary team, we undertake acadamic research in AI applications and implementations with a particular focus in the Public Sector. We foster research excellence, and regularly place our work in top-field academic journals. These are some of our on-going projects<\/p>\n\n\n