The OECD.AI Policy Navigator

France’s national AI strategy was launched in 2018. Its first phase, which ran between 2018 and 2022 and had a budget of EUR 1.85 billion, enabled the creation and development of a network of interdisciplinary AI research institutes, the establishment of chairs of excellence and doctoral programmes, and the deployment of the Jean Zay supercomputer. The second phase (2022-25) focuses more strongly on disseminating AI technologies and enabling AI development and innovation.

This AI platform enabled all French citizens living outside France to become better informed about the complex issues related to Social Protection for French Citizens Abroad. This approach marks a major democratic innovation, making a technical subject accessible, ensuring an inclusive debate and laying the foundations for more informed and constructive citizen participation at the international level.

The AI Assistant is a secure chat tool for public servants, designed to help them write, summarize and find information faster. It was developed to give government teams an easy and trusted way to use generative AI in their daily work. The goal is to improve efficiency while reducing duplicated efforts across ministries.

The “Stratégie intelligence artificielle et données de santé 2025‑2028” is a French government initiative launched in July 2025 to structure the use of health data and artificial intelligence. It aims to improve access, sharing, and quality of health data while supporting AI deployment through regulation, governance, infrastructure, and training, in alignment with European data regulations and national innovation programmes.

A national “diffusion” plan to accelerate the adoption of AI technologies within the private sector.