Preparing National Research Ecosystems for AI: Strategies and progress in 2024
The report offers a comprehensive analysis of the integration of artificial intelligence in science and research across various countries. It addresses both the advancements made and the challenges faced in this field, making it a valuable read for policymakers, AI professionals, and academics.
This working paper provides fundamental information and access to resources from countries from all parts of the world, at various stages of integrating AI into their research ecosystems:
Australia: Preparing for human-centric use of artificial intelligence
Benin: Anticipating the impacts of artificial intelligence on West Africa’s aspiring digital services hub
Brazil: Reaping the benefits of artificial intelligence with some cautionary notes
Cambodia: Seeking artificial intelligence approaches to national research missions
Chile: Finding possibilities to apply artificial intelligence in an existing research financing ecosystem
China: Promoting the Artificial Intelligence for Science approach
India: Gaining insights into transformative technologies and their social integration
Malaysia: Enabling the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Mexico: Creating a national lead agency for artificial intelligence
Oman: Fostering innovation through an Executive Program
Uruguay: Following a roadmap to prepare national science systems for artificial intelligence
Uzbekistan: Building the right conditions and skills for artificial intelligence
The paper not only serves as a critical source of first-hand information, it makes an urgent call for continued discussion and collaboration between countries as they introduce AI in their research priorities. Please use the feedback form below to share relevant resources, upcoming events and other countries to consider for case studies in the follow-up edition planned for the second half of 2024.
Accompanying resources:
Bibliometric results (317 documents on national AI in science resulting from the bibliometric study)
Bibliography per country (a compilation of resources and documents provided by each country)
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