How TECHNOLOGY Can Drive GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY

This is highlighted by a recent report, led by the Technology CEO Council (TCC), in which the IBM Center for The Business of Government participated. That report, How Productivity, Innovation, and Efficiency Can Transform American Government, details how, if implemented effectively, technology-based reforms could reduce federal costs significantly—now and over time.

Enhancing Government Payment Integrity: Leveraging AI and Other Emerging Technologies

Agencies must address the multifaceted challenges and opportunities associated with advancing payment integrity by adopting innovative solutions, including artificial intelligence (AI), to combat improper payments—which can include fraud, waste, or abuse.

Digital Modernization for Government: An Implementation Framework

This challenge is compounded when officials seek to create value for the public from digital modernization when those technologies have evolved via different strategies, including “waterfall” approaches that often take longer to implement than “agile” approaches.

Navigating Generative AI in Government

On behalf of the IBM Center for The Business of Government, we are pleased to release this new report: Navigating Generative AI in Government by Professor Dr. Alexander Richter, Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington.

Realising Trustworthy and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence for Indonesia

In less than two decades, Indonesia will celebrate its centenary, 100 years since its independence in 1945. From an agricultural-based economy to one embracing digital startups, from paying things with cash to using our mobile phones for payment, Indonesia has accelerated its technology adoption and acceptance.

Building On Regulatory Foundations and Bridging to the Future

The event, "Building on Regulatory Foundations and Bridging to the Future," commemorated the 30th anniversary of Executive Order 12866 and 20th anniversary of Circular A-4. Taking place a couple weeks before ChatGPT’s first birthday, the event welcomed 100+ participants and featured keynote speaker, Cass Sunstein of Harvard Law School.

The Role of Risk Leadership in Defining ERM Readiness in Government

Government orga­nizations must tackle risk and uncertainty in a more systematic and enterprise manner. The authors of this new report, Peter Young and Trang Hoang, provide timely and insightful perspectives that underscore the connection between lead­ership actions that support government risk management and successful efforts to implement enterprise risk management (ERM). The report explores two dis­tinct concepts—risk leadership and ERM readiness.

AI and the Modern Tax Agency

On behalf of the IBM Center for The Business of Government, in collabo­ration with the American University Kogod School of Business Tax Policy Center, we are pleased to present this new report, AI and the Modern Tax Agency: Adopting and Deploying AI to Improve Tax Administration, by Caroline Bruckner and Collin Coil of the Kogod Tax Policy Center.

Quantum Computing for Public Value: Insights from Australia

Quantum computing is evolving from the fantastical to the achievable. Accelerated developments show promise for leveraging quantum computing to address previously intractable problems in government. The technology can foster immense potential benefits for the public, alongside far-reaching implications from using quantum technologies are likely to be widespread. Developing “quantum-safe” capabilities is crucial to maintaining data security and integrity for critical applications. Government leaders face an urgent need to develop a quantum-safe strategy and roadmap. 

Strengthening the Future of the AUKUS Partnership

New threats and domains for warfare continually emerge. These include cyber and space along with disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum. Dealing with these threats necessitates an enhanced partnership across governments and within industry.

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