Review of national policy initiatives in support of digital and AI-driven innovation

Caroline Paunov, Sandra Planes-Satorra and Greta Ravelli
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Sandra Planes-Satorra: OECD
Greta Ravelli: OECD

No 79, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: What can we learn from new policies implemented in different OECD countries to foster digital and AI-driven innovation? This document reviews and extracts lessons from 12 national policy initiatives (four AI strategies and eight policy programmes) aimed at supporting breakthrough digital and AI-driven innovation and the application of those innovations by industry. Most selected policy initiatives actively involve multiple stakeholders from public research, industry and government, have mixed public-private funding models and seek international co-operation on AI. AI and digital research and innovation centres encourage interdisciplinarity, reduce hierarchies within centres and increase the autonomy of staff to enhance centres’ agility and spur creativity. AI strategies set specific actions to strengthen AI research and capabilities, support business adoption of AI and develop standards for the ethical use of AI. Responsible data-access and sharing regulations, infrastructure investments, and measures to ensure that AI contributes to sustainable and inclusive growth are other priorities.

Keywords: artificial intelligence strategies; digital innovation; digital technologies; innovation policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I28 O25 O30 O31 O33 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-10-17
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