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Australia's AI Action Plan


Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   09 Jul 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   09 Jul 2025

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan set out a vision for Australia to be a global leader in developing and adopting trusted, secure and responsible AI. This plan was published under a previous Australian Government. It included Australian Government actions to realise this vision and ensure all Australians share the benefits of an AI-enabled economy.

Name in original language

Australia

Initiative overview

The Artificial Intelligence Action Plan was a key element of Australia's Digital Economy Strategy 2030. It built on Australia's AI Ethics Framework and the AI Capability Fund. The Action Plan identified four focus areas: 1. Developing and adopting AI to transform Australian businesses “ support to help businesses develop and adopt AI technologies to create jobs and increase their productivity and competitiveness2. Creating an environment to grow and attract AI talent “ support to ensure our businesses have access to world-class talent and expertise3. Using cutting edge AI technologies to solve Australia's national challenges “ support to harness Australia's world-leading AI research capabilities to solve national challenges, and ensure all Australians have an opportunity to benefit from AI4. Making Australia a global leader in responsible and inclusive AI “ support to ensure AI is inclusive and technologies are built to reflect Australian valuesThe initiative has the following objective(s):The AI Action Plan was designed to set out a shared vision for Australia to be a global leader in developing and adopting trusted, secure and responsible AI. It highlighted actions the Australian Government was undertaking to realise this vision and ensure that all Australians could share in the benefits of an AI-enabled economy.

Budget information available?

Available

Estimated budget expenditure range per year in Euros (EUR)

€24,600,000.00

Has this initiative been evaluated?

Yes

Are evaluation results public?

No

About the policy initiative


Category:

  • National – Strategy

Participating organisations:


Participating countries:


Status:

  • Inactive – initiative complete

Start Year:

  • 2021

End Year:

  • 2023

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