A collaborative approach to developing a strategy for public service AI futures

The Office for Artificial Intelligence (Office for AI) is leading the co-design of a whole-of-government AI strategy focused on the public sector. The aim is to create a strategy that is focused on transforming public services through responsible AI, making them faster, more helpful and accessible, and safer for all South Australians.

To ensure we develop a robust, fair, and comprehensive strategy, we are inviting your insights and feedback on the discussion paper. The discussion paper sets out the purpose and framework for the strategy. The strategy will be built around the pillars of Vision, Impact Areas, and Enablers. For each of these pillars, we have listed a series of discussion questions. We invite residents, businesses, industry, community organisations, and academia to help critically shape how AI will be adopted and deployed in ways that meaningfully serve and protect the needs, values, and cultures of a diverse society.

The consultation process will help develop the key areas of the strategy:

• Vision: providing a long-term AI vision that sets the goals and ambitions for an enhanced and responsive South Australian public sector
• Impact Areas: identify key areas where, how, and why the South Australian government should seek to use and deploy AI
• Enablers: to clarify what is needed to be in place to support and enable the successful realisation of the strategic aims and objectives

Contribute to co-designing the AI strategy

To get involved:

• Read the discussion paper
• Provide your written responses to the questions at artificialintelligence@sa.gov.au

Next steps

Your feedback and insights will be used to help us develop a meaningful artificial intelligence strategy for the South Australian government. A summary of the consultation process will be published on Office for AI's website.

Watch this space

The final strategy will be released later this year and will be available on this page.

Lifecycle

Key Dates

Consultation opens
29 January 2026

Consultation closes
20 February 2026

Who's Listening

Peter Meere

Director, Office for AI
Department of Treasury and Finance

Email: artificialintelligence@sa.gov.au