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April 16, 2026
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its annual D4SME Survey titled Empowering SMEs in the age of AI. It looked at how small and medium enterprises are navigating digital transformation. In the 2026 edition, the report surveyed over 2,000 SMEs across twelve countries: Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
April 14, 2026
Toronto Metropolitan University released a report titled Banking on AI, which looked at data from Anthropic’s Claude and Microsoft’s Copilot to analyze the value and risk of Canada’s financial sector in implementing generative AI to improve productivity while safeguarding privacy and compliance.
April 1, 2026

Canada is a global leader in AI research but falls behind when it comes to adoption. AI Adoption Initiative co-founder Nicole Foster published an op-ed in iPolitics outlining AIAI’s key recommendations to address Canada’s adoption gap as the country awaits the release of the government’s national AI strategy. Canada’s AI adoption rate sits at just […]

At the 2026 India AI Impact Summit, the Government of India announced the New Delhi Frontier AI Commitments. These commitments will aim to improve access, innovation, and multilingual AI for the Global South. The agreement brings together leading frontier AI companies to advance inclusive and responsible artificial intelligence including Amazon, Microsoft, Anthropic, Open AI, Google, […]

Join the AI Adoption Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University for targeted workshops, AI upskilling: The future of work in the age of AI, sponsored by Amazon Web Services. The workshops will explore how AI is reshaping the workplace and what organizations, educators, and policymakers can do to strengthen productivity and workforce readiness in a changing […]

During the 2026 India AI Impact Summit, the AI Adoption Initiative convened government, industry, and civil society leaders for a panel discussion on Putting AI to work: Solving the productivity challenge through faster adoption followed by an exclusive networking reception sponsored by Amazon.
January 23, 2026

Speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella issued a timely reminder for governments and industry alike: the long-term success of artificial intelligence will depend not on hype or capital markets alone, but on widespread, real-world adoption across the economy. Nadella warned that without meaningful uptake beyond large technology […]

As a proud partner of the Chile PotencIA Award, the AI Adoption Initiative extends a warm congratulations to the recipients who are using artificial intelligence to address real challenges and deliver meaningful benefits to people, communities, and economies. The Chile PotencIA Award, developed by Fundación País Digital is a first in the country. This award […]

During the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ meetings in Montréal in December 2025, the AI Adoption Initiative, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, convened senior industry leaders for a focused discussion on what it will take to move from AI ambition to AI adoption. The event examined how infrastructure, governance and practical implementation can […]

On December 2, the AI Adoption Initiative hosted a happy hour near the White House in Washington, DC. Experts shared insights and discussed the lessons learned from AIAI workshops held in New York, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore, Melbourne, and more over the past year. A core part of AIAI’s mission is to bring policymakers, civil society […]

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