Innovation and Commercialization Working Group Report
The Innovation and Commercialization (I&C) Working Group’s mandate is to: • Study and recommend tools and methods for driving international collaboration on AI R&D and innovation, • Advance research results into products and processes, • Transfer these results to industry, with a special focus on SMEs. It will examine support measures to facilitate these advances, including standards and norms, selfcertification etc. The I&C Working Group is comprised of 42 Experts, 11 Specialists, and 6 Observers with varied backgrounds and expertise that contribute to the WG projects. Of these 42 Experts, 19 Experts come from an Industry background, 16 from the Science field, 4 with roles in the Government, 2 from Civil Society, and 1 from an International Organization. Among the 11 Specialists, 6 are of Science backgrounds and 5 are of Industry backgrounds. Of the 6 Observers, 4 have Industry backgrounds, 1 comes from a Science background, and 1 comes from an International Organization. Both the Specialists and Observers were nominated to the I&C WG Co-Chairs to actively contribute to the projects. More specifically, the Specialists were nominated to contribute their expertise to the IP Committee and Agro Committee. Their skillsets are of great value to the I&C Working Group, as they enrich the projects with their knowledge and network, but also contribute to geographic diversity. The Observers also play a unique role in the I&C Working Group, notably contributing to the IP Committee. There are three Observers from France, two from Canada and one from the OECD. The IP Committee also calls for an array of IP experts with regional diversity to contribute to the project, including Specialists from France, the United States, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). All GPAI Members nominated 1 or 2 Experts to the Working Group, thus ensuring geographical diversity. Finally, GPAI considers gender diversity, and has achieved it with approximately 36% female Experts and 64% male Experts making up the I&C Working Group.
