S2 E5 - From AI Venture Studio to GovLab with Nicole Janssen

Nicole Janssen on Bridging AI Innovation and Government SolutionsNicole is co-CEO of one of Canada's AI powerhouse organizations, AltaML. She's a national business leader and one of our experts in AI. Her firm is also behind the Alberta government's innovative AI research lab, operating as an R&D hub for the big, complex problems that the government hopes AI can help address. If you're not from Canada, and maybe even if you are, you may not know that Canada is an AI pioneer. Some of the earliest technology that is powering this new digital economy was conceived of and developed in Canadian universities.Canada has always had a very strong bond between higher education, the public sector, and industry when it comes to innovation. AI has grown here in this collaborative ecosystem. If you're feeling left behind by the pace of change in artificial intelligence at the moment, then I think you'll find Nicole's overview and perspective helpful. She lays out what is happening in the AI industry and where things are going,  and she also has great advice for government organizations just trying to get a toehold.Resource Links:GuestNicole Janssen, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, AltaML - LinkedIn AltaML:  AltaML LinkedIn GovLabCanadian AI InstitutesEdmonton - AmiiMontreal - MilaToronto - Vector AI for Wildfire PredictionDigital Transformation at Scale (Book) - Amazon.ca | Indigo | KoboThis is a show about the people that make digital public service work. If you'd like to find out more, visit the311podcast.comWe're going to keep having conversations like this. If you've got ideas of guests we should speak to, send us an email to  [email protected]