Course in Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration: Opportunities, Applications and Regulation

The course addresses the technical and legal aspects of artificial intelligence in public administration. The content includes AI technologies applied to the public sector, opportunities for use and ways of deploying them, understanding of risks and risk management tools, the European regulation on artificial intelligence, known as the AI Act and cited as Regulation EU 2024/1689, the resulting legal obligations and the context of administrative digital transition. The aim is to provide concrete tools to understand and manage artificial intelligence in administrative processes. The AI Act introduces an approach based on the risk level of systems, with differentiated obligations for those who develop them and those who use them, and the course helps to understand how to classify use cases and to comply with the rules.

Teaching comprises 40 hours in total and is held entirely online, remotely. The programme is organised in thematic modules that alternate theoretical lessons and applied sessions, so as to link rules and technologies to the use cases typical of public bodies. It is an advanced training course and not a first- or second-level master. The page states that enrolment was open until September 4, 2026 and that the start is scheduled for September 25, 2026. The credits, internship, assessment methods, price and language of instruction are not specified. The online mode makes the course accessible to public employees and consultants across the country, and the combination of legal and technical in-depth study helps to engage with the different figures involved in innovation projects. The online format and the applied sessions make it possible to take part from any location and to discuss concrete examples, such as services to citizens, document management or the analysis of administrative data.

The aim is to provide concrete tools to understand and manage artificial intelligence in administrative processes. The course is aimed at public officials, consultants and sector operators who aspire to roles of responsibility in the digitalisation of public bodies, and provides a foundation to assess the adoption of AI systems, recognise their risks, comply with legal obligations and guide organisational choices. In a context where the AI Act introduces specific rules for developers and users, the skills acquired are useful for designing digital services that are reliable, transparent and compliant with European legislation. The skills acquired can be useful for taking part in working groups, drafting internal guidelines and dealing with suppliers and technology partners in an informed and aware way.