GCP – A New Era: Highlights from Google Public Sector Summit

Welcome to a new era, marked by unprecedented innovation, greater efficiency, elevated citizen experiences, and profound mission impact, all driven by groundbreaking advancements in technology. At the Google Public Sector Summit today in Washington D.C., public sector leaders are discussing the implications of these opportunities and how to re-imagine what’s possible.

Organizations across the public sector are rewriting the playbook; making tough decisions and charting a new path of transformation. The public sector is not just keeping pace with the commercial sector; it is helping lead the way. We surveyed eight industries as part of our ROI of AI study, and found that nearly half (46%) of respondents from public sector organizations reported that productivity has doubled or more as a result of gen AI. 42% of public sector respondents reported their organizations have deployed more than ten AI agents.

Looking ahead, public sector respondents indicated that increased AI agent deployment was a top objective, higher than any other industry surveyed.

Empowering public sector employees with agentic AI and skills training

To help scale these successes, we are bringing the best of Google AI to every employee with Gemini for Government, a comprehensive and secure platform. We’ll be demonstrating this platform during the Summit. It includes: an AI Agent Gallery; agent-to-agent communication protocols; connectors into enterprise data sets; pre-built AI agents; and an open platform that enables agencies to choose the right agents for their users – whether built by Google, third-parties, or government agencies themselves. Being able to launch and monitor agentic use cases through Gemini for Government gives agencies flexibility and control. They can closely manage and scale agency-wide agent adoption with user access controls, AI agent provisioning, and multi-agent coordination.

And, because this new era requires new skills, attendees at the Summit can expect direct, hands-on learning opportunities where they can build their own AI agents and dive deep into topics like cloud security in expert-led labs. They will also be able to earn valuable professional credentials, including Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits and a Google Skills Badge, while networking with industry leaders and peers.

Real-world impact in accelerating mission success

Of course, the true measure of this new AI era is its real-world impact. Throughout the Summit, we will spotlight government and higher education leaders who are already turning the promise of AI into reality. Here are just a few of the speakers and stories we are highlighting:

• Lockheed Martin is collaborating with Google Public Sector to integrate Google’s Gemini models into its secure AI Factory, empowering its teams to develop solutions for the nation’s most complex operational challenges.
• The City of Los Angeles is deploying Google Workspace with Gemini to its workforce, empowering employees to automate tasks and deliver faster, more accessible public services for its residents.
• Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT) is rolling out Google Workspace across its state operations, empowering more than 40,000 employees to modernize public services and support workforce collaboration.
• Old Dominion University (ODU) is creating the MonarchSphere AI incubator, empowering its educators and researchers to embed AI into teaching and operations to accelerate discovery and provide students with new career opportunities.

Solving the public sector’s most complex challenges requires a powerful and open ecosystem. At Partner Connect – our companion event for public sector partners hosted before the Summit – we announced new investments to our partner programs, including new expertise badges, training and financial support for public sector pilots.

We are also incredibly proud of this week’s announcements on the deepening partnership between Google Cloud and NVIDIA, introducing new capabilities designed to strengthen our end-to-end platforms for the AI lifecycle. Together, we will bring our Gemini models to on-premises and even fully air-gapped environments, ensuring the most sensitive government missions can leverage the latest, most secure AI.

Today at the Summit, I will be joined on stage for a fireside chat with two leading voices in technology: Jensen Huang, Founder, President and CEO of NVIDIA, and Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud. We will discuss our partnership and shared vision for the future of AI in the public sector.

Google Public Sector is your mission partner

We are proud that Google is the partner that public sector organizations turn to when they want to be bold, take calculated risks, and transform. We know AI is a big part of the reason why. Gemini for Government is the new front door for the best of Google’s AI-optimized, secure and accredited commercial cloud services, our industry-leading Gemini models, and agentic solutions. It brings the best of Google AI to every mission.

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