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𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (Volume 1) — and what it means for the future of AI in Europe 🇪🇺 This new piece from the AI Wonk blog from Gosia (Malgorzata) Nikowska and Karine Perset summarises the main findings of the new OECD-EC report. It takes a deep dive into how EU Member States are implementing the EU Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence — and where there's still work to be done. 🔎 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 • 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 — 24 out of 27 Member States now have AI strategies, often inspired by the Coordinated Plan. But fewer than half have dedicated AI budgets; many still embed AI under broader digitalisation plans. • 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 — Many countries are investing in high-performance computing, open data strategies, sovereign cloud, and secure data-sharing frameworks to support robust AI development. • 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗮𝗯 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁: 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — National AI research centres are on the rise; many EU states now offer support for SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups via AI testing facilities, innovation hubs and funding schemes. • 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜 — More than half of Member States have introduced digital literacy or AI-related training at school and higher-education levels. Universities are launching AI programmes, and some regions are integrating AI across disciplines beyond computer science. • 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 — AI initiatives are underway in healthcare, mobility, agriculture, public administration and climate/environment — but deployment remains fragmented and often fragmented by national borders. 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 The EU is clearly investing heavily in a human-centric, trustworthy and innovation-driven AI ecosystem. Yet success will depend on greater coherence with shared benchmarks, transparent funding, cross-border coordination and sustained upskilling, to turn national ambitions into collective European momentum. 👉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁-𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, a must-watch for anyone interested in how policymakers and stakeholders are interpreting these early outcomes. 🔗 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 #AI #AIPolicy #SustainableAI #EuropeanUnion #OECD #TrustworthyAI

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 📅 𝟮𝟱 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟯:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 as we explore how AI sandboxes are designed and deployed worldwide—and what makes them effective. This public #OECD online workshop brings together leaders from Spain, Singapore, Brazil, Luxembourg, South Korea, Thailand, Israel, and the Datasphere Initiative to share concrete experiences, lessons learned, and emerging practices. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻: • Practical insights on designing and implementing AI regulatory sandboxes • Real-world examples from national authorities and international initiatives • Perspectives on incentives, governance models, evaluation, and policy impact 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱: Policymakers, regulators, researchers, AI governance experts, businesses, civil society, and anyone working on responsible and innovative AI development. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 • David Gómez Cordero Head of Area in Directorate-General for AI, Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Public Service, Spain • Wen Rui Tan, Senior Manager (AI Governance), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singapore • 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗼, Director, Brazil’s Data Protection Authority, Brazil  • Sophie Tomlinson Director of Programs, Datasphere  • Jungwook Kim, Executive Director, Center for International Development, Korean Development Institute, SouthKorea  • Sadia Berdai, Head of Division, AI Division, Innovation and Technology, CNPD, Luxembourg  • 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶, Senior legal counsel at Office of the Council of State, Thailand • Yael Kariv-Teitelbaum, Ph.D. Legal Counsel for Regulatory Reform and Policy, Office of Legal Counsel and Legislative Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Israel #AIPolicy #RegulatorySandboxes #ArtificialIntelligence #TrustworthyAI

𝟰 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 📅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 As AI systems accelerate in power and impact, so does the need for trusted, transparent, and rights-respecting governance. This year’s Athens Roundtable brings together global leaders across policy, law, standards, civil society, and industry to focus on one urgent mission:  𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀? In a new AI Wonk blog post, Delfina Belli and Anoush Rima Tatevossian from The Future Society unpack what to expect this year — from discussions on risk mitigation and governance frameworks to the implementation of trustworthy AI across sectors. Whether you work on AI policy, safety, standards, ethics, compliance, or digital governance, this edition will be especially relevant. 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 — so you can follow the sessions from anywhere. 👇 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. #AI #AthenRoundtable #AIPolicy #AIGovernance #OECD #TrustworthyAI #AIWonk #TheFutureSociety

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥 📅 𝟮𝟱 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟯:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 AI regulatory sandboxes are emerging as essential tools for safely testing AI systems, supporting innovation, and informing better policies. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. This public #OECD online workshop brings together leaders from #Spain, #Singapore, #Brazil, #Luxembourg, #SouthKorea, #Thailand, #Israel, and the #DatasphereInitiative to share concrete experiences, lessons learned, and emerging practices. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 • David Gómez Cordero Head of Area in Directorate-General for AI, Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Public Service, Spain • Wen Rui Tan Manager (AI Governance), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singapore • 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗵𝗼, Director, Brazil’s Data Protection Authority, Brazil • Sophie Tomlinson Director of Programs, Datasphere • Jungwook Kim Executive Director, Center for International Development, Korean Development Institute, South Korea • Sadia Berdai Head of Division, AI Division, Innovation and Technology, CNPD, Luxembourg • 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶, Senior legal counsel at Office of the Council of State, Thailand • Yael Kariv-Teitelbaum, Ph.D. Legal Counsel for Regulatory Reform and Policy, Office of Legal Counsel and Legislative Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Israel 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝟭𝟯:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟭𝟯:𝟭𝟬 Welcome and introductory framing  𝟭𝟯:𝟭𝟬 – 𝟭𝟯:𝟱𝟬 Panel 1 What is specific to AI regulatory sandboxes?  𝟭𝟯:𝟱𝟬 – 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 Q&A 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟭𝟰:𝟰𝟱 Panel 2 AI regulatory sandboxes in practice  𝟭𝟰:𝟰𝟱 – 𝟭𝟰:𝟱𝟱 Q&A 𝟭𝟰:𝟱𝟱 – 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 Closing remarks and next steps  #RegulatorySandboxes #ArtificialIntelligence #TrustworthyAI

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀? In their new AI Wonk article, Ayesha Gulley and Airlie Hilliard from Holistic AI argue that AI literacy must go beyond technical skills. They propose a socio-technical approach that integrates how AI systems are built and how they shape and are shaped by social practices, institutions, and power structures. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ♦ AI technosocial literacy means understanding not only model behaviour, but also the human, organisational and societal systems in which AI operates. ♦ Literacy must extend across the entire AI lifecycle — from data collection and design to deployment, oversight, and decommissioning — recognising that social norms and institutional governance shape each stage. ♦ Building meaningful AI literacy requires interdisciplinary collaboration: policymakers, educators, engineers, social scientists and civil society must co-design learning frameworks. ♦ Current measurement tools for AI literacy remain underdeveloped, particularly around non-technical competencies such as critical reasoning, agency, and institutional accountability. ♦ Embedding socio-technical literacy is essential for enabling societies to govern AI responsibly, mitigate harms, and ensure that AI systems reflect democratic values and inclusiveness. This perspective is timely. As AI tools proliferate, literacy efforts risk focusing solely on how to use AI — rather than how AI interacts with people, organisations, and social systems. Gulley and Hilliard offer a conceptual foundation to shift that conversation. 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀👇 #AILiteracy #SocioTechnical #TrustworthyAI #AISafety #AIPolicy #DigitalSkills #AIGovernance #TechForGood #HolisticAI

𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥 📅 𝟮𝟱 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟯:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 AI regulatory sandboxes are emerging as essential tools to test AI systems safely, support innovation and inform better policies. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. This public #OECD online workshop brings together leaders from #Spain, #Singapore, #Brazil, #Luxembourg, #SouthKorea, #Thailand, #Israel, and the #DatasphereInitiative to share concrete experiences, lessons learned, and emerging practices. #RegulatorySandboxes #ArtificialIntelligence #TrustworthyAI

In many ways, digital technologies are key to tackling climate challenges — from improving energy efficiency and managing scarce resources to empowering consumers to make greener choices. Yet, as AI and data use expand, so does their environmental footprint. Join us for a discussion on how countries and stakeholders can leverage digital innovation for sustainability while reducing its impact on the planet. Drawing on the OECD Recommendation on Digital Technologies and the Environment, adopted by Ministers in June 2025, this session will explore real-world solutions, good practices, and the path toward a more sustainable digital future. 🗓️ Join us online at #COP30 Nov 14, 2025 | 10:00 - 11:00 CET LINK IN COMMENTS BELOW 👇 Advancing an environmentally sustainable digital transformation: Implementing the OECD Recommendation on Digital Technologies and the Environment Moderated by Audrey Plonk, OECD Panellists: 🔹Radia Funna, Build n Blaze | Special Advisor, #UN 🔹Ian Hodgkinson, Loughborough University 🔹 Xavier Merlin, Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications, Postal Affairs and Press Distribution (ARCEP), #France 🔹 Francisco Troyo, Ministry of Science, Technology, and Telecommunications, #CostaRica #OECDatCOP30 #OECD #TechPolicy #DigitalTransformation #Environment

Calling on AI policy, governance, safety and oversight experts! Share your expertise in this important survey! The Future Society is gathering input on how AI incident data can be transformed into early-warning signals to spot systemic risks before they escalate. Your insights will directly shape upcoming national and international policy proposals on incident monitoring and risk management for advanced AI systems. 🕒 Time required: 10–20 minutes 📅 Deadline: 24 November 2025, 23:59 (Anywhere on Earth) Survey in the post below 👇 #AIIncidents #AIGovernance #SystemicRisk #EarlyWarning #AIAccountability #AIRegulation

Join us on 10 November at 10:30 CET for the launch of the report: Progress in Implementing the European Union Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence (Volume 1) Welcome and key findings from the report: ·     Audrey Plonk, Deputy Director, Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate, #OECD Keynote remarks: ·     Lucilla Sioli, Director, AI Office, European Commission Panel discussion: Implementing the EU Coordinated Plan on AI: progress, cooperation and way forward Moderator: Karine Perset, Acting Head of the “Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Digital Technologies" Division, OECD ·     Gosia (Malgorzata) Nikowska, Head of “AI Innovation and Policy Coordination” Unit, EU AI Office ·     Michael Schönstein, Head of General Digital Policy at the German Federal Chancellery, Germany ·     Dr Yannis Assael, Special Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance, Greece ·     Dr Polonca Blaznik, Secretary, Digital Transformation Acceleration Division, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Slovenia, TBC #EuropeanCommission #AI #OECDAI #AIPolicy

Next week, Business at OECD at the OECD is hosting a webinar on AI agents and how emerging AI technologies are transforming jobs, skills, and the workplace. Speakers include: Hanni Rosenbaum, Executive Director, @OECD Bettina Schaller, Chair, Employment, Labour & Social Affairs Committee Prasad Swaminathan, The Adecco Group Ruth Hickin, Salesforce John Champion, Workday 👉 Find out more in the post below 👇 #FutureOfWork #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Workforce #AIAgents #Leadership #Innovation #OECD