What It Takes to Lead in AI: Practical Insights for State and Local Government

Everyone is talking about AI. Far fewer are actually leading with it.

Across state and local government, there’s a growing divide between agencies experimenting with AI and those using it to reshape how services are delivered, decisions are made and operations are run. The difference isn’t access to technology. It’s clarity, governance and execution.

In this exclusive session, part of Government Technology’s CXO Webinar Series, we sit down with Karthik Anbalagan, general manager for emerging technologies at Granicus, to unpack what it really means to lead in AI — and why some agencies are pulling ahead while others are stuck in pilot mode.

You’ll learn:

• What separates AI leaders from everyone else — including how leading agencies approach governance, scale and long-term strategy
  
• Why disconnected pilots and point solutions create risk — and how to avoid repeating past technology sprawl
  
• How to think about AI as an ongoing capability — including the tradeoffs between building internally versus partnering to sustain momentum over time