Artificial Intelligence and Public Management and Governance in Developed and Developing Market Economies

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to examine the interplay between AI and public governance and management in developed and developing market economies. The technological revolution is fast changing the conduct of government business and work environment in the public and private sectors. In recent times we have seen the deployment of AI technologies to address the challenges of public governance and management. The paper therefore argues that AI has great potentials that have been deployed to boost government performance in the area of policymaking, social service delivery, public security management, public financial management, intergovernmental relations, politics, processing of information and data management. However, there are limitations associated with the use of AI in public management and governance. Integrating AI in government business requires competent hands vast in the knowledge and applications of AI technologies. Secondly, investing in the field of AI is expensive requiring huge capital that only be made available by strong political will and support. The paper concludes that there are great potentials yet to be explored in the interplay between AI and Public Administration.  And because of the attractive returns in investment that AI offers, more researches should be conducted and greater support provided to experts and professionals who are interested in integrating AI to more functional areas of public management and governance.