Andrew Wyckoff

Former Director of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation - OECD

Stakeholder TypeIntergovernmental

AI Wonk contributor

Andrew Wyckoff is a Part-time Professor at the European University Institute’s School of Transnational Governance, a nonresident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution supporting the Forum for Cooperation on AI and an adjunct professor at Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.

In July 2023, he retired from the OECD, where for more than a decade he was the Director of the OECD’s Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). As Director, he represented the OECD in relationships with international organisations, including participating in G-7 and G-20 work on innovation, digital policy and excess steel capacity. Prior to being Director, he worked as the Head of STI’s Digital Economy Policy division.

His experience prior to joining the OECD in 1995 includes positions at the US Congressional Office of Technology Assessment as the Program Manager of the IT and Commerce program, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and The Brookings Institution.

Andrew Wyckoff's publications

Intergovernmental

GlobalPolicy.AI unites the work of eight international organisations on artificial intelligence

Globalpolicy.AI is a chance for the OECD to reiterate its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, human rights and democracy.

September 14, 2021 — 3 min read

Andrew Wyckoff's videos

Conversation with Diane Coyle

February 6, 2021–

30 mins

In this session, the University of Cambridge’s Bennett Professor of Public Policy, Diane Coyle, will speak with OECD Director of Science, Technology and Innovation, Andrew Wyckoff, about her views on AI and productivity, the technology’s impacts on digital markets and competition, and the potential implications of AI’s diffusion for achieving social objectives.

AI in our Futures: Stakeholder perspectives

February 6, 2021–

60 mins

As artificial intelligence reshapes our futures, what do OECD’s stakeholders consider to be the opportunities and challenges for work, innovation, productivity and skills? In this roundtable session, representatives from business (Business at OECD), labour (TUAC), civil society (CSISAC) and the technical community (ITAC) will share their views and offer insights from their communities on the evidence gaps and policy priorities where the OECD can advance the debate.

Andrew Wyckoff's documents

OECD work on Trustworthy AI and on the Value of Data

This presentation illustrates the ongoing work of the OECD on trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data governance. It was presented at the "Global Forum on AI Network Society: Towards an AI-Ready Society" that was organised by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan and virtually took place in March 2021. — March 1, 2021

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