OTTAWA – G7 countries pledged Tuesday to increase the adoption of artificial intelligence among the public sector and small businesses, as well as to encourage investment in emerging quantum technologies.
OTTAWA – G7 countries pledged Tuesday to increase the adoption of artificial intelligence among the public sector and small businesses, as well as to encourage investment in emerging quantum technologies.
The joint statement on AI issued as a global summit is Alta. With the deadline in Kananaskis, seven countries said they would “promote the adoption of public sector AI, improve the quality of public services, both citizens and businesses, and improve government efficiency.”
Canada said it will use the G7 president to host a series of “rapid solutions labs” that are considering barriers to AI adoption in the public sector. G7 members have also agreed to develop a catalog of “roadmap” and “open source and shareable AI solutions for members” to make AI projects successful.
The G7 countries have also pledged to help small and medium-sized businesses adopt artificial intelligence.
“We plan to create conditions for small and medium-sized businesses (small and medium-sized businesses), the engines of our economy, and to access, understand and adopt AI in ways that promote value and productivity,” they said in a related document.
The AI Joint Statement says G7 countries will work to address the massive energy consumption of AI and increase access to AI in developing countries.
“We recognize that increasing adoption of AI will put pressure on the energy grid, create negative externalities, and affect energy safety, resilience and affordability.”
Member States also said they “hear the concerns of partners in emerging markets and developing countries about the challenges they face in building resilient AI ecosystems, including the risks of disruption and elimination from today's technological revolution.”
In another document, seven countries have also issued a “common vision” for quantum technology.
Quantum technology has the potential to “provide important and transformative benefits for society around the world,” and is “positioned to generate economic and social benefits in areas such as finance, communication, transportation, energy, health and agriculture.”
The document also warned that Quantum “may have a widespread impact on domestic and international security.”
Florian Martin Barrito, chairman of the University of Ottawa's Technology and Society Research Committee, noted that the statement committed to establishing a joint working group on quantum technology.
He said it was “a great advancement and early in the development stages of such strategic technology.”
Quantum technology uses the principles of quantum mechanics in applications such as computing. The Kananaskis Summit is the first quantum that Tech, which is in the early stages of development than artificial intelligence, has become a priority in the G7 conference.
The report, which was first published on June 17th, 2025, by Canadian report.
Anja Kaladegriya, Canadian media
