The AI Adoption Initiative (AIAI) hosted policymakers, business leaders, and academics in Tokyo for the Unlocking Ambitions: AI Policy Summit to discuss how artificial intelligence can be adopted responsibly and at scale. Japan is home to some of the world’s most advanced technology companies, a highly skilled workforce, and deep government investment in digital transformation. […]

At the annual Asia Tech x Singapore conference, leaders in technology and policy explored one of the defining questions of our time: How can nations harness artificial intelligence to drive productivity, competitiveness, and growth? The discussion, featuring policymakers, civil society leaders, and startups, focused on lessons drawn from Singapore’s efforts to ensure broad adoption of […]

This spring, Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador became a hub for global dialogue on the future of artificial intelligence and productivity as part of the OECD’s G7 activities. Over the course of three days, policymakers, academics, and business leaders gathered at Memorial University’s Signal Hill Campus in St. John’s to explore how AI can strengthen […]

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a frontier technology – it is a tool reshaping how economies grow. AI has the potential to transform productivity across every sector. The key, however, lies not just in invention, but in adoption. For Colombia, the stakes are especially high. Labour productivity sits at just 29% of the OECD […]

The AI Adoption Initiative hosted a workshop in Santiago, Chile on the economic and policy imperative of AI adoption, bringing together global experts to share lessons and develop a roadmap for implementation.  Highlights AI as a general-purpose technology: Ed Teather (AWS) and Kevin Allison (Minerva Technology Futures) emphasized diffusion – not just invention – as […]

The AI Adoption Initiative (AIAI) was proud to participate in the From Wall Street to Main Street panel, a conversation on how advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping opportunities for communities, entrepreneurs, and businesses of every size. AI as a driver of opportunity The discussion highlighted that AI is no longer confined to research labs […]

On the sidelines of France’s 2025 AI Action Summit, more than 70 international experts and practitioners gathered for an informal discussion with the AI Adoption Initiative (AIAI). Building on momentum from AIAI’s first workshop in New York, where 60 experts explored policy strategies to accelerate economic growth through AI adoption, the Paris event focused on […]