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.

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.

Current AI was set up to reshape the existing AI landscape by developing and supporting large-scale initiatives that serve the public interest.

A France 2030 competitive three-phase funding programme supporting breakthrough AI R&D projects by startups, SMEs, labs, and consortia, with phased funding from EUR 100K (feasibility) up to EUR 8M (market application), operated by Bpifrance and Agence de programmes Numérique (Inria).