GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP ON AI
Global Partnership on AI / Partenariat mondial sur l’IA
Start date :2019
End date :
Name of responsible governmental body :
- Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED;)
Description :
- GPAI will facilitate international collaboration in a multi-stakeholder manner with the scientific community, industry, civil society, related international organizations, and governments to become a global point of reference for understanding and sharing research results on AI issues and best practices, as well as convening substantive project-based work on priority AI themes.
Objectives:
- To support and guide the responsible adoption of AI that is human-centric and grounded in human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation, and economic growth.
OECD AI principle adressed:
- Inclusive growth, sustainable development and well-being
- Human-centred values and fairness
- Transparency and explainability
- Robustness, security and safety
- Accountability
- Investing in AI R&D
- Fostering a digital ecosystem for AI
- Providing an enabling policy environment for AI
- Building human capacity and preparing for labour market transition
- International co-operation for trustworthy AI
Relevant policy area covered:
- Economy
- Innovation
- Public governance
Related to a theme:
Direct beneficiaries:
Estimated budget expenditure (range per year):
- 5M-20M
Background including shifts in the policy initiative:
- GPAI was formerly known as the International Panel on AI (IPAI). In December 2018, at the G7 Multi-stakeholder Conference on AI, Canada's Prime Minister, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development and France’s Secretary of State for the Digital Sector, announced the Mandate for IPAI. In May 2019, they made public the Declaration and organizational structure of IPAI at the end of the informal meeting of G7 Digital Ministers.
The creation of GPAI is a key element of the Canada-France Statement on AI.
Policy initiative is a structural reform:
- No
Evaluated:
- No
Link to evaluation or reports:
- N.A
Public access URL:
Funding from the private sector:
- No
Type of evaluation:
- N.A
Evaluation provides input to:
- N.A
Evaluation performed by:
- N.A
Policy instruments :
National strategies, agendas and plans
- Type : National strategies, agendas and plans
- Name in English : Global Partnership on AI
- Country : Canada
- Public access URL : https://gpai.ai/
- Strategy mainly prioritises : Specific areas/sectors (e.g. new industrial policy, R&D targets for clean tech) | International cooperation on STI
- Societal challenge(s) emphasised : None specifically emphasised
- Implementation mechanism : Action plan | Dedicated coordinating/monitoring public body
Last updated : Oct 6, 2022
