Until now, national governments have been slow to adopt this cutting-edge technology. But in 2023, governments will also finally start using AI and big data to tackle some of society’s biggest problems. Done right—and with the proper privacy protections in place—projects can generate a trove of data that is itself a competitive asset, helping research and innovation to flourish. Just consider Biobank, one of the most important government-led biomedical initiatives worldwide. This project has produced a public database with genetic information of more than half a million people. To this date, it has been accessed by nearly 30,000 researchers from 86 countries, helping AI and biotech startups create new drugs and therapeutics.