AI's increasing presence in public sectors cannot be ignored
AI-powered solutions are transforming how public sectors work. From citizen engagements, internal operations, and supporting city growth, the presence of artificial intelligence is becoming more crucial in leveraging public services.
Each municipality fulfills a wide range of responsibilities to serve their residents and workers and therefore faces unique imperatives and considerations in adopting AI. But here are the potential benefits of integrating AI into your systems:
Smart chatbot agents for citizens
Quickly resolve citizen requests with chatbots. Chatbots are currently the most widely implemented AI application in public sectors and are found to provide residents with better access to public services.1 From simple services requests like replacing trash bins, street maintenance, and animal control complaints to licensing and permit requests, you can easily offer instant responses and speed up compliance to what your community needs.
Citizens have streamlined access to government information and services2
Improved communications with accessible 311 services feature and user-friendly interfaces3
Promoting an interconnected community with 24/7 services, available to take requests any time of the day through various channels
As an example, The City of Delta has worked with Upzoids to enhance their citizen-facing chatbot using Microsoft Copilot Studio together with an LLM and Power Automate to reduce errors and improve conversation reliability. This improvement enhances the reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability of the city's digital service platform, supporting its residents.
Improved collaboration and productivity among workers
Gone are the days when you drown yourselves with paperwork and constantly flip through multiple reports to catch up on current project reports. Reimagine how your team collaborates and optimize workflows across time and distances with AI-powered tools within the Microsoft Power Platform environment.
Save your team time and energy on repetitive tasks by automating your workflows and reducing manual efforts
- Integrated GIS-mapping ensures end-to-end tracking and real-time updates on day-to-day government operations and projects
- Increased collaboration across different departments through seamless communication and insight sharing
Scale as your city grows
Continuously modernize and tailor your systems according to what your community needs. AI-powered solutions are built on reusable models, which allow you to expand your current systems while minimizing expensive customization and disruptions. These solutions are built to satisfy your team and citizens’ demands not just now but also in the future.
Upgrading your systems can be overwhelming, but it does not have to be! Take the first steps by identifying what you and your citizens need, the bugs and buffers in your current systems, your city’s long-term plans and potential risks. To help you assess these considerations, you can talk to one of our experts.
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3 Cities Embrace New & Improved 311 Services
Image: Metro Skyline (City of Burnaby)