From assistants to carry out intelligent tools for writing sentences or environmental reports, AI has already paved its way towards administration with measurable results.
For this reason, the General Directorate of Artificial Intelligence, Efficiency, and Administration Data will be created. The new general directorate will be operational before summer.
Structure and objectives of the new General Directorate
Two specialized areas depend on the new General Directorate:
- The data area, responsible for promoting its creation and reuse.
- The innovation and artificial intelligence area, which will implement policies and projects, promoting ethical, responsible, and safe use.
A road began with Govtech Catalunya
In the last five years, more than 200 artificial intelligence innovation projects have been developed thanks to Govtech. Nearly 75 have been promoted during the current legislature.
So far, 170 projects have been completed, and 50 of these have already been implemented.
However, most implementations are still limited, and one of the main challenges of the new General Directorate will be to expand the solutions of the administration.
Some examples of developed projects:
- AI4Justice, which improves efficiency in drafting judicial decisions.
- Drones and for controlling the rabbit population in agricultural areas.
- Mia, a virtual police avatar that can handle complaints and write them.
- A conceptual test for automatic translations at citizen service offices and a web assistant for digital procedures.
The new General Directorate was born with the ambition that 100% of the administration and services staff of the Generalitat de Catalunya incorporate the use of artificial intelligence in their daily tasks.