Sector 08 / 08
AI & Emerging Technology for Public Systems
The challenge
Public AI needs readiness, governance and accountability, not software hype.
Breakthrough tools such as AI-powered analytics and predictive modeling, in the service of policy.
We use AI-powered data analytics and predictive modeling to inform policymaking, so that clients can anticipate trends, make better decisions and govern more effectively.
Technology only earns its place when the data, the institutions and the people around it are ready. That is where we start: with the data pipeline, the governance model and the evidence that a tool is worth adopting.
From scattered signals to a system you can govern and trust.
Five layers of readiness connect data, analytics and governance to public services and adoption.
Governance models · policy learning
Data pipelines · public services
Evidence for adoption
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01 / 05 · Data
Data pipelines and connected collection
Automated data pipelines for efficiency and scale, and Internet of Things devices and digital reporting tools that improve data integrity, reduce reporting delays and drive operational efficiency.
02 / 05 · Analytics
AI-powered analytics and predictive modeling
Machine learning and AI-driven automation to improve data accuracy, sharpen trend forecasting and support timely decisions.
- AI-driven tools and econometric models that quantify the success of interventions
- Machine learning, AI and data-visualization tools
03 / 05 · Governance
AI-driven governance models
Artificial intelligence for predictive analysis, regulatory forecasting and operational efficiency, and automation of complex institutional workflows to improve responsiveness and reduce errors.
04 / 05 · Applications
Emerging technology in public services
Applications where sensing, automation and transparent records change how a service performs.
- Smart utility platforms IoT-enabled monitoring of utility service performance, energy efficiency and waste reduction
- Blockchain-based platforms for transparent tracking of resource usage and payments
- Precision agriculture sensors, drones and AI that provide real-time data to optimize planting, watering and harvesting while conserving resources
05 / 05 · Adoption
Platforms people use, evidence policy uses
Cost-effective, interactive data platforms with stakeholder dashboards and performance tracking — and the evidence they generate put to use through better programs and policies.
- User-friendly dashboards for real-time decision-making
- Program learning integrated into policymaking for adaptive management
Technology on the screen and in the briefing room.
A film produced by IP3 and photographs from technology-adoption and data briefings. Captions say only what each item shows.
Film 01Climate and energy data on a touchscreen 
Photo 02Briefing on the structure of a technology adoption survey (World Bank Group slide) 
Photo 03GIS training workshop (ADB banner), Dhaka, 2013 — the founder’s work at SANEM, before IP3 
Photo 04Workshop at round tables
Technology adoption and digital learning, as documented.
IP3’s record on new technology is about adoption: what it costs, who takes it up and why. These assignments, from the founder’s signed CV, are drawn from several sectors.
04 documented assignments
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01Jun 2022 – Oct 2023
Asian Development Bank
NextGen Primary Education Projects in Bangladesh
Appraising digital learning for primary schools. Feasibility for NextGen primary education in Bangladesh, including the technical feasibility and cost-benefit models for digital and AI-powered learning and assessment. Open the full record -
02Feb 2019 – Jun 2022
Office of the Chief Economist for South Asia (SARCE), The World Bank, with Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University
How Do Managers’ Beliefs about New Technologies Evolve? Informational Interventions and the Adoption of Energy-Efficient Stitching Motors in Bangladesh
Evidence for energy-efficient technology. A randomised controlled trial with the World Bank, Johns Hopkins and Columbia on how managers’ beliefs about energy-efficient stitching motors change with information: design support, piloting, implementation and analysis. Open the full record -
03Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
TIGA — Technology Assessment and Farm Household Segmentation for Inclusive Poverty Reduction
Technology for the smallest farms. Ex-ante impact assessment and farm-household segmentation for inclusive technology adoption, with baseline and endline surveys and RCT design support, for the Gates Foundation. Open the full record -
04Feb 2019 – Dec 2020
The World Bank
Bangladesh 4: Gearing up the Future of Manufacturing
Understanding the future of manufacturing. A firm-level technology adoption survey for the World Bank: questionnaire, programming guidance, fieldwork training, data quality control and analysis for a policy report covering eight manufacturing sectors. 8 manufacturing sectors Open the full record
Where we add value.
- 01AI readiness
- 02Responsible-AI frameworks
- 03Algorithmic accountability
- 04Public-service applications
- 05Workforce & adoption strategy
IP3 brings economics, finance, institutional analysis, technology and implementation expertise together around this sector — so that analysis arrives as a decision, and a decision as delivery.
The capabilities behind this sector work.
Data, Digital & Responsible AI
We need to modernize systems without creating new governance, exclusion or accountability risks.
04Institutions, Governance & Delivery
A policy exists, but institutions cannot implement it consistently.
01Policy, Economics & Strategy Advisory
We need to understand the problem and choose a defensible course of action.
02Program & Project Design
We have a mandate or funding window but need an implementable program.
Selected work in this sector.
Capabilities applied
- Data, Digital & Responsible AIDigital government strategy, data governance, digital public infrastructure and AI readiness.
- Institutions, Governance & DeliveryInstitutional diagnostics, public financial management reform and change-management support.
- Policy, Economics & Strategy AdvisoryPolicy studies, economic appraisal, regulatory reform and sector strategies.
- Program & Project DesignFeasibility, project preparation, theories of change and implementation planning.
Explore analytical questions in this sector
Illustrative models show how analytical questions can be explored through interactive scenarios and visual outputs.
Tell us the mandate you need to deliver.
Whether you are preparing a new program, assessing an investment, designing a reform, commissioning an evaluation or assembling a consortium, IP3 can help define the analytical and implementation support required.