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Similar to other parts of the world, Latvia faces many challenges for artificial intelligence (AI) to become a technology that helps to make state administration work more effective on a daily basis. Therefore, laying a solid foundation for the targeted, unified, coordinated, safe and public interest-compliant use of AI in precisely those areas where it can make the greatest contribution is important. To gain a clearer picture, identify opportunities and shed light on challenges, the State Audit Office of Latvia has conducted a review on the implementation and use of AI in state administration.
17% of state institutions are already using AI solutions, 22% are planning to implement them, while 55% of institutions do not have a clear plan for using AI.
Several problems have been highlighted, including: 1) Latvia lacks a single strategy for the development and safe use of AI in state administration, 2) we receive lower rankings in international assessments measuring AI development than Lithuania and Estonia, 3) there is no mechanism in place for accounting and monitoring the costs and results of AI solutions.
It is positive that digital services and open data are already available in state administration that is an essential prerequisite for implementing AI solutions.
