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15 organizations transforming public service with AI

Introducing the organizations selected for the Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation.

15 organizations transforming public service with AI

Google.org is awarding $30 million to 15 organizations that use artificial intelligence to improve public services. These teams will receive guidance from Google engineers to build open-source tools addressing critical needs in healthcare, infrastructure, and emergency response. The full list of recipients highlights how these projects create accessible and efficient services worldwide.

Google's experts help these groups build tools for better public transit, simplified government paperwork, and faster patient connections. The $30 million Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation supports academic institutions, social enterprises, and nonprofits worldwide. Through the Google.org Accelerator, they gain pro bono support and hands-on guidance from Google engineers to create human-centered AI tools.

These open-source blueprints can be adapted and shared to transform public services in communities from Illinois to Lagos to Nagoya. The 15 teams listed below are working to build more accessible and supportive public services globally.

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