Call for Policy Research Paper
The role of AI technologies in everyday life is gradually growing all over the world. Globally, authorities have been investing in the development of AI technologies for years, as the AI is increasingly seen as a powerful accelerator of economic growth. In some countries, AI has already found applications in finance, national security, education, health care, criminal justice and other fields.
The purpose of the paper is to assess the potential of AI technologies in Georgia and analyze Georgia’s readiness to become a regional hub of AI technologies.
Development of AI and overall, the ICT sector in Georgia hinges on several fundamental issues that are expected to be covered within this study. It is very important to analyze the existing state of hard infrastructure and assess whether it is sufficient for further development of AI technologies. Furthermore, human capital and possible education gaps need to be assessed, as well as private sector’s activity in the field and existing government policies that positively or negatively impact the development of AI technologies in the country.
Moreover, Georgia’s potential to become a regional center of AI technologies needs to be critically analyzed and substantiated. The research should include the assessment of other regional leaders and other competitors that are successfully integrating AI technologies. It is important to analyze the tendencies and trends in the use of AI technologies in neighboring countries in order to understand Georgia’s competitiveness in the region.
The researcher is expected to explore the issues elaborated above and develop recommendations for the national government of Georgia on the introduction of new initiatives or modification of existing policies.
Submission
Interested candidates should present:
These documents should be submitted by email at [email protected] by October 30, 2020. Please include as a subject KAS AI Technologies in Georgia.
Selection Timeframe
The evaluation process will entail the following steps:
The abstracts are evaluated by an international and independent Steering Committee. Selected candidate will be assigned to elaborate a policy research paper compliant with the format defined by the project organizers. The researcher will then present the outcomes of their research at a public forum attended by experts from the academic and political sectors.
Following various stages of peer review, the final draft of the policy paper is expected by the end of January 2020.
The preparation and presentation of approved policy research paper will be compensated with an honorarium of GEL 5200 (gross amount).For further information, please contact:
Mr. Giorgi Tsulaia
PMC Research Center
61 Aghmashenebeli Ave, 4th floor
Tbilisi 0102, Georgia
