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OTTAWA, Ont. — The federal government has begun developing the first AI strategy for the federal public service, expected to be launched by next spring.
Teresa Scassa, who said there was a need to update the “antique” federal privacy law as it’ll be an important piece of the strategy, and Carleton University’s Amanda Clarke, who voiced the importance of trust and thinking about what Canadians want the government to be doing with AI, highlighting the lack of recent data on public opinion.
Anand said the strategy will be reliable, transparent and secure, and will take a “human-centric approach.” She said it will benefit employees and “broader government players,” aiming to improve services to Canadians, operational efficiency and capacity for science and research. and the more than $2 billion outlined for AI projects in Budget 2024. She said there is still work to do as countries like the U.K. and the U.S. are moving quickly.
She said there is a digital platform in place to reduce the time it takes to apply for tech jobs within the public service, adding that the government will continue to “innovate” to hire “quickly and competitively” and attract top candidates. A timeline for the project, shared at the meeting, outlined that consultations and engagement are expected to run until December, with “approvals and launch” to take place in the first three months of 2025. A working group comprising representatives from different government organizations has been formed.
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