The Government of Canada (GC) is in the midst of an exciting and unprecedented transformation as it adopts new means of doing business based on digital technologies. However, few GC organisations can be considered mature in their adoption of analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) and the majority of them are still working on their data foundations. To help GC departments and agencies progress through their AI journey, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) recently established a new AI Accelerator. It leverages the world-class expertise of NRC scientists to help other departments deliver impactful, innovative, and responsible AI solutions contributing to the GC digital transformation. This presentation will describe the particular challenges involved in conducting data analytics and AI in government settings, how government leaders should select the right AI projects to demonstrate value early on, and examples of AI solutions that the NRC developed for government.

Biography – Yvan Gauthier