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Advisory Center for AI

Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   09 Jul 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   10 Jul 2025
The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community’s (Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat, BMI) BeKI initiative is creating a central advisory and coordination hub for AI in the federal administration. It aims to standardise AI initiatives across federal agencies by offering guidance on legal, ethical, and technical aspects of AI use. BeKI also collaborates with other specialised centres like the Federal Ministry of Finance’s AI Competence Centre.

Name in original language

Beratungszentrum für KI (BeKI)

Initiative overview

Objectives:1 Advising the public administration on a legal, ethical and technical level regarding the responsible use of AI2 Fostering networking within the public sector on a national and international level as well as with academia and society3 Competency building for the public administration on a legal, ethical and technical level regarding the responsible use of AI4 Knowledge management for the public administration regarding the responsible use of AI

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI; Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat)

AI Tags

InnovationProductivityAI-enabling EcosystemTrustworthy AI

About the policy initiative

Germany
Germany

Organisation:

  • Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI; Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat)

Category:

  • National – AI policy initiatives, regulations, guidelines, standards and programmes or projects

Initiative type:

  • Networks, communities of practice, ecosystem-building efforts and collaborative platforms

Participating organisations:

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Participating countries:

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Status:

  • Active

Start Year:

  • 2023

Binding:

  • Non-binding

OECD AI Principles:

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