A snapshot of AI-solutions in the public sector

The implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public settings is not a new topic. However, only recently it gained momentum, and practitioners started investigating the potentialities of this technology also within the public boundaries. On the opposite scholars rarely focus on AI, leaving an urgent gap to fill. Moreover the current body of literature is muddleheaded and scholars fatigue in disentangling and clarifying the various domains and fields of analysis. This paper aims at providing an overview of the state-of-the-art of AI applications, in order to explore the trends and identify promising paths for future research. For doing that it relies on an original and up-to-date study of existing AI projects worldwide.