The Agentic State Decoded:
A Function-Based Assessment of Government Readiness for Agentic AI

Governments face a decisive moment in digital transformation. With agentic AI – systems that plan, decide and act with bounded autonomy – multi‑step workflows can be autonomously orchestrated to deliver faster, more resilient and more citizen‑centred public services. Realising this opportunity requires strategic, evidence‑based adoption rather than reactive technology chasing.

Be the first to access the function-based assessment of government readiness for agentic AI in spring 2026

Following the previous edition in this GovTech report series, The Global Public Impact of GovTech: A $9.8 Trillion Opportunity, the upcoming report explores how agentic AI can transform government operations. It introduces the first function-based readiness framework, designed exclusively for public-sector adoption of agentic AI. This framework evaluates 70 government functions, offering actionable insights on how to assess readiness, where to start, how to scale responsibly, and how to safeguard transparency and trust.

Insights you will gain
  1. → What must be considered to implement agentic AI responsibly?
  2. → Which government functions offer most potential for agentic AI?
  3. → What can we learn from successful implementations?
Who will benefit from this framework?
  1. → Digital policy leaders and strategic decision-makers
  2. → GovTech ecosystem partners
Meet the authoring team:
Global Government Technology Centre Berlin:
  • Manuel Kilian
    Managing Director
World Economic Forum:
  • Stephan Mergenthaler
    Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer
Capgemini:
  • Timo Graf von Koenigsmarck
    Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer; Head of Public Sector
  • Marc Reinhardt
    Executive Vice President, Public Sector Global Industry Leader

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