Course “Artificial Intelligence for Management”

The Higher School of State and Government Cadres (ESCEG) is offering the course "Artificial Intelligence for Management," which includes an in-person session on July 16th and the study of materials available in the Virtual Learning Environment (EVA), as well as another in-person session for workshops in August. Given the importance of this training, directors of agencies and bodies within the central government administration were invited to participate. The course is taught by Omara Aldama López, Director of Information and Communications and a professor at our institution; José Miguel Valdés Portal, Head of the Information Technology Department at ESCEG; and Alfredo Rodríguez Díaz, an official from the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers. Topics covered include: AI Fundamentals and Tools for Managers; AI as a Multiplier of Decision-Making Power; Geopolitics, Economics, and the Global AI Landscape; Governance, Ethics, and the Art of Regulating Without Stifling Innovation; Transforming Organizations, the State, and Government with AI; and Disruptive Scenarios in the Next Five Years: What to Watch For. Technological Autonomy for Managers, Python for Decisions: automated reports and alerts, HTML Tool Factory: dashboards for the intranet. The workshop utilized lectures, labs, case studies, simulations, discussion workshops, and production workshops.