Coat of Arms of JamaicaNational A.I. Policy ExplorerJamaica
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Pillar 07

Government and Industry Collaboration

Policy objective

Create avenues for partnership between, and among, government and private sector to better monitor impact and needs for greater A.I. integration.

The policy issue

Collaboration between government and industry is crucial for A.I.'s successful adoption and integration. However, there is a need for a structured approach to facilitate effective partnerships, ensure government support for industry-driven A.I. initiatives, and create a favourable business environment for A.I. companies.

Challenges

  • Lack of coordination between government agencies and the private sector in A.I. initiatives.
  • Insufficient incentives for industry players to invest in A.I.
  • Limited public-private partnerships (PPPs) focused on A.I. research and development.

Recommendations

Short Term1–3 yearsFoundations — guidelines, awareness, curriculum and coordination.
  1. 01

    Establish a National A.I. Policy Oversight and Implementation Committee comprising public sector, private sector and civil society representatives to drive collaboration, policy alignment and implementation.

  2. 02

    Define Government services that would benefit from A.I. use, and use these to seed initial local development in A.I.

  3. 03

    Recommend that A.I. solutions for the Government be built in ways that can be resold / reused in private companies.

  4. 04

    Encourage that A.I. solutions are open-source to be used for public good.

  5. 05

    Incentivize private capital by giving early corporate participants privileged access to those solutions.

Medium Term4–6 yearsBuild-out — funding, infrastructure, partnerships and pilots.
  1. 01

    Foster government-industry partnerships to co-develop A.I. technologies and applications across key sectors like healthcare, finance, and agriculture.