AI has the potential to strengthen public spending efficiency and public policies: our challenge is to integrate it with purpose and a long-term vision.

Monday, March 31, 2025
During his address in Paris at the 20th Annual Meeting of the OECD Working Party on Performance and Results, Rodrigo Krell, the Executive Secretary of the Chilean National Commission for Evaluation and Productivity (CNEP), examined the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in strengthening state capabilities.

He emphasized that while AI can improve public spending efficiency and enhance public policy design, “our challenge is to integrate it with strategic purpose and a long-term vision,” he warned.

He noted that the mere availability of AI-based technologies does not guarantee positive impacts on public management. “Its effective adoption — instead of becoming an underused or misapplied tool — requires an appropriate institutional environment, prepared to lead its implementation, where factors such as human capital, investment, and research are essential foundations,” he stressed.

AI, productivity, and labor market transformation
 In line with this, he detailed that “CNEP is researching the effects of AI on productivity and the labor market in Chile. This study analyzes how this technology transforms industries, automates processes, generates new opportunities, and reshapes employment. “

He also announced that the agency is investigating the potential of advanced AI tools and data modeling “to optimize regulatory processes with sustainable growth. “

“Artificial intelligence and digital transformation represent a key opportunity to strengthen public spending efficiency and to design more effective policies aligned with today’s challenges. Fully seizing this potential requires a strategic outlook that also prioritizes the development of human capital, investment in digital infrastructure, and the promotion of applied research,” he concluded.