Intelligent AI Acquisition Practices for National Governments

Intelligent AI Acquisition Practices for National Governments

This IDC Perspective analyzes the role of governments, in particular national governments, as intelligent buyers of AI. Beyond the potential value of AI to increase operational efficiency and public service responsiveness and personalization across these functions and missions, national governments consider AI to be a strategic asset for their countries. From an industrial strategy perspective, national governments want to promote the growth of the national AI innovation ecosystem and ensure the sovereignty of their AI supply chains. From a national security strategy perspective, national governments consider AI as a means of protecting their country from kinetic and non-kinetic threats while also recognizing that AI can exacerbate national security risks."By leveraging public-sector purchasing power, governments that act as intelligent buyers of AI can not only get better value for money in terms of operational efficiency and service improvement but also advance broader AI-related national security and competitiveness goals." — Research Director Massimiliano Claps, Government Insights, IDC