JapanPublic sector2023 – ongoingKanagawa Prefectural Government
Generative AI for planning and proofreading
Kanagawa attributed 29,160 hours of reduced work to generative AI
Problem
Kanagawa wanted to reduce staff time spent on administrative writing and planning. It also needed rules for handling information entered into generative AI.
Approach
The prefecture began trials in May 2023 and prepared guidelines and staff training for broader use. Its fiscal 2024 administrative review recorded generative AI use for planning ideas and proofreading.
Results
Takeaway
The prefecture reported an aggregate reduction in work hours without explaining how it calculated the total.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Public sector
- Business function
- Internal work and knowledge management
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Off-the-shelf tool or platform
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
The fiscal 2024 review attributed 29,160 hours of reduced work to generative AI. It named planning ideas and proofreading as uses.
The governor described trials that began in late May 2023. The prefecture prepared guidelines and training before extending generative AI use to administrative work.
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