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OECD Working Group on Agentic AI in Government

Working Group onAgentic AI in Government

AI in Government

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About the Working Group

As AI moves from systems that answer to systems that act, governments face new opportunities and responsibilities. The Working Group brings together public officials to share experiences and shape practical guidance on using agentic AI to improve public processes, policies and services and administration while safeguarding accountability and public trust.

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Working group members

Ramsey Beydoun

AI Branch Manager at the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), Australia

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Ramsey Beydoun

AI Branch Manager at the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), Australia

Ramsey Beydoun leads AI governance, technical standards, and strategic engagement to enable responsible adoption of AI across the Australian government through his role at the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA). With over two decades of experience in the Australian Public Service (APS), Ramsey has played a pivotal role in many large digital transformation initiatives including the implementation of new AI platforms and emerging technology. Ramsey brings a strong practitioner lens to shaping the use of AI in government.

Jonathan Macdonald

Executive in the Responsible Data and AI team, Office of the CIO, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Canada

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Jonathan Macdonald

Executive in the Responsible Data and AI team, Office of the CIO, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Canada

Jonathan Macdonald is an executive in the Responsible Data and AI team at the Office of the Chief Information Officer at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) leading the GC policy and strategy files for AI. Recently, he led the development and launch of the AI Strategy for the Canadian Federal Public Service, the first Canadian AI Register, and the latest review of the Directive on Automated Decision-Making. Prior to this work he was responsible for setting government policy direction in the space of privacy and data ethics. At TBS, he has championed data ethics through key pan-government digital projects and led the development of new digital-focused privacy tools. Prior to working at TBS, he worked at Fisheries and Oceans Canada where he began his public service career and gradually took on various leadership roles in the IM/IT space.

Kristel Rillo

Digital Government and AI Expert at the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs, Estonia

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Kristel Rillo

Digital Government and AI Expert at the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs, Estonia

Kristel Rillo is a digital government and AI expert focused on public sector innovation at the intersection of AI, digital government, and data policy. Her work focuses on the adoption of emerging technologies, including agentic AI, trustworthy AI, and sovereign AI infrastructure, as well as the development of AI ecosystems that connect government, research institutions, and industry. Throughout her career, she has been particularly interested in translating technological advances into practical solutions that strengthen public services, productivity, and national digital capabilities.

Cedric Yehuda Sabbah

AI Governance Lead at the National Digital Agency, Israel

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Cedric Yehuda Sabbah

AI Governance Lead at the National Digital Agency, Israel

Cedric Yehuda Sabbah is AI Governance Lead at Israel’s National Digital Agency since April 2025. He leads the Agency’s efforts to develop responsible AI policy and implement it in government ministries and agencies. He is currently heading the National Digital Agency’s agentic systems governance task force. His work aligns domestic developments with international frameworks like the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, ISO Responsible AI standards and the OECD AI Principles. Prior to this, he was director of Emerging Technologies at the Office of the Deputy Attorney General for International Law, where he advised Israel’s National Cyber Directorate and other government departments on questions of cybersecurity, internet governance, artificial intelligence and information technology generally, as they relate to international law. He led negotiations on the AI Convention at the Council of Europe. In addition, he has served as Israel’s delegate UNCITRAL and the Hague Conference on Private International Law, focusing on dispute resolution and technology. He served as a foreign clerk at Israel’s Supreme Court, then as legislative counsel in Canada’s Department of Justice (2002-2006). Cedric also worked as an M&A and hi-tech lawyer in the firm of Ephraim Abramson & Co in Jerusalem (2007-2011). He is a guest lecturer on AI governance, cybersecurity, internet governance and international law, and holds an LLB and LLM from the University of Montreal.

Yuka Osuna

Deputy Director at the Digital Agency, Japan

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Yuka Osuna

Deputy Director at the Digital Agency, Japan

Yuka Osuna is a Deputy Director at Japan’s Digital Agency, working in International Strategy and AI for Government, with expertise in finance, economics, law, AI, and digital policy. Previously, at the Financial Services Agency of Japan, she contributed to the OECD Corporate Governance Committee and the Committee on Financial Education, serving on the latter’s Executive Committee. At the Digital Agency, she focuses on AI-related digital policy, from institutional design to implementation. She leads the introduction of Japan’s government AI, “GENAI,” into ASEAN and other partner countries, and represents Japan in the OECD Working Group on Agentic AI in Government.

Kenjiro Taniguchi

Deputy Director at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan

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Kenjiro Taniguchi

Deputy Director at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan

Kenjiro Taniguchi is a Deputy Director at Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), where he works on public administration reform and innovation. From 2024 to 2026, he was a Policy Analyst at the OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI), contributing to international research and projects on public sector innovation, human-centred public services, strategic foresight, and digital government. Prior to this, he worked on a range of public sector reform initiatives in Japan, focusing on organisational transformation, capacity building, and cross-government collaboration. Kenjiro holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Tokyo and an MA in Service Design from the Royal College of Art.

Kyotaro Hataya

Government Official, AI Procurement Utilization Rule Team of Japan’s Digital Agency

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Kyotaro Hataya

Government Official, AI Procurement Utilization Rule Team of Japan’s Digital Agency

Kyotaro Hataya joined the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) in 2015. After serving as Secretary to the State Minister for Digital Transformation in 2024, he assumed his current position in 2025. He is responsible for formulating government-wide policies and guidelines governing the procurement and use of generative AI within the public sector. In addition, he advances the adoption of generative AI across ministries and agencies through the operation of the Advisory Board on Advanced AI Utilization, an expert body comprising leading specialists from academia, industry, and related fields.

Hiroki Kodama

Government Official in the Legal Affairs Division of the Digital Agency, Japan

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Hiroki Kodama

Government Official in the Legal Affairs Division of the Digital Agency, Japan

Hiroki Kodama is a Japanese government official in the Digital Policy including Legal Affairs Division of the Digital Agency of Japan. Since joining the agency in 2021, he has primarily worked on AI policy, base registry policy, trust policy, and Web3 policy. Hiroki holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Tohoku University Law School and has passed the Japanese Bar Examination.

ChangHee Yun

Executive Principal of the AI Technology Strategy Team at the National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea

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ChangHee Yun

Executive Principal of the AI Technology Strategy Team at the National Information Society Agency (NIA), Korea

ChangHee Yun is Executive Principal of the AI Technology Strategy Team at the National Information Society Agency (NIA) in the Republic of Korea. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Kyungpook National University.

Shelina Hargrove

Deputy Director for GOV.UK AI and Chat at the Government Digital Service, United Kingdom

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Shelina Hargrove

Deputy Director for GOV.UK AI and Chat at the Government Digital Service, United Kingdom

Shelina Hargrove is Deputy Director for GOV.UK AI and Chat at the Government Digital Service in the United Kingdom. She joined GDS in November 2025 from her previous role as Deputy Director for Prisons Digital at the Ministry of Justice. Shelina’s career has spanned roles across digital and policy in central government within Education, Transport, Business, Defence, Justice and the Home Office. Before joining the UK Civil Service, Shelina worked in local government and the private sector, and she studied law at the University of Warwick.

Dominic Chan

Chief Information Officer and Assistant Chief Executive at GovTech, Singapore

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Dominic Chan

Chief Information Officer and Assistant Chief Executive at GovTech, Singapore

Dominic Chan is the Chief Information Officer & Assistant Chief Executive, GovTech, Singapore. As the CIO of GovTech, Dominic is responsible for driving digital innovation. His team consistently explores opportunities to enhance business processes and productivity through technology. As the CIO of the agency overseeing the digitalization of the government, Dominic and his team serve as the incubator for innovative products before GovTech scales its solutions across the government. Concurrently, he holds the position of Assistant Chief Executive, Products, where he is responsible for ensuring the coherence and performance of GovTech’s products. He also oversees the Digital Academy and the Partnership and Engagement Office. Since joining GovTech in 2018, Dominic led various product groups, including the National Digital Identity, TraceTogether Token for pandemic contact tracing, and Moments of Life. In the initial years, he was also concurrently the Practice Lead of Product Management and was instrumental in establishing the Design Thinking Community within GovTech. Before joining public service, Dominic amassed 15 years of experience in the electronics manufacturing service industry. He held the role of Senior Vice President of Operations for PCI Limited. In this capacity, he led operations across Singapore, China, and Indonesia, driving business and digital transformation and delivering innovative high-tech products for renowned brands in various industries. Dominic also gained experience in a digital start-up, managing products in greater China and later overseeing business operations in Russia and Latvia. Dominic holds a Degree in Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of California Los Angeles and National University of Singapore, and has completed the Chief Product Officer Program at Stanford University.

Shaun Khoo

Staff Data Scientist at GovTech, Singapore

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Shaun Khoo

Staff Data Scientist at GovTech, Singapore

Shaun Khoo is a Staff Data Scientist at GovTech Singapore, where he concurrently serves as the technical lead of the AI Practice’s Responsible AI team, Assistant Head of the department, and Product Manager for GovTech’s AI assurance products, Litmus and Sentinel. As technical lead for Responsible AI, Shaun leads the Singapore government’s applied research work in AI safety, robustness, fairness, and evaluation. His team has open-sourced tools including LionGuard, Kaleidoscope, and the Agentic Risk & Capability Framework. Shaun is also the Assistant Head of GovTech’s AI Practice, leading work in strategy, engagement, and partnerships. As Product Manager for Litmus and Sentinel, Shaun leads the development of GovTech’s AI assurance capabilities for evaluating and safeguarding AI systems. Litmus supports AI evaluation and assurance, while Sentinel provides runtime guardrails and protection, translating Responsible AI research into practical infrastructure for public-sector teams. Beyond GovTech, Shaun is an adjunct lecturer at the National University of Singapore, where he teaches an undergraduate course on data science and public policy. He previously held a dual appointment as a Senior Manager at the Ministry of Digital Development and Information’s National AI Group, worked as the data science team lead at the Ministry of Manpower’s Co-Lab, and was Lead Data Scientist at Lovelytics in Washington, D.C. Shaun graduated from Columbia University in 2019 with an MA in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences and from the University of Oxford in 2018 with a BA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.