In response to the Executive Order titled Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal
Government, the Government Blockchain Association, GBA, is pleased to announce that we are launching the AI for
Government Community, led by Mr. Oki Mek, the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, (CAIO), for US Health and Human
Services, (HHS).
Mr. Mek, along with Jose Arrieta, Former CIO at HHS, developed Accelerate, the first blockchain-based program in the
Federal government to get an authority-to-operate. This program was purported to save HHS $30 million over five years,
according to MeriTalk, 2/11/2020. Mr. Mek's leadership will be instrumental in supporting government's use of Artificial
intelligence (AI) for economic growth and improving the quality of life for their citizens.
The International Community will meet virtually, the first Monday of each month, from 3-4 PM. On this call, Civil
Servants from around the world can discuss best practices and lessons learned regarding government use of AI. Government
employees from Tel-Aviv to Hyderabad can sign up discuss their intricate AI challenges.
The GBA Artificial Intelligence & Government Community of Interest is open to anyone in government who would like to join the conversation. GBA
membership is free for all government employees. If you would like to join this community, please go to the GBA
Membership page to register as a free civil servant and then go to the Community of Interest page to join this group.
The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) is the largest, most robust, and engaged blockchain association in the
world. With over 120 chapters globally and more than 50 working groups, the GBA has thousands of public and private
sector blockchain professional members from every continent. GBA members work in over 500 government offices at local,
regional, national, and international levels.
Source: Platoblockchain https://platoblockchain.net/gba-announces-new-ai-community-for-government/