AI for Economic Development: Accelerating Growth and Efficiency With C3 AI

With growing demands on public sector leaders to deliver measurable outcomes with limited resources, AI offers a new frontier to streamline operations, accelerate program implementation, and scale economic growth.

Carahsoft and C3.ai hosted a forward-looking webinar on how artificial intelligence is transforming economic development strategies and service delivery across state and local governments.

This webinar showcased how states and counties are using AI to modernize documentation-heavy programs, automate financial workflows, and make data-driven decisions. Participants walked away with insights on real-world applications of AI and opportunities to implement scalable solutions that drive economic outcomes and reduce administrative burdens.

Attendees attended the webinar on June 10th to learn more about:

• Streamlined Invoice Processing for Grant Programs to automate disbursement and reduce grant delivery timelines
• AI-Generated Program Notices (NOFAs, RFPs, RFIs) to shorten the drafting and review cycle by weeks
• Enterprise Search for Economic Development Agencies to unify data and empower employees with more accurate information
• AI Insights Dashboard to analyze patterns from disparate datasets and provide trends
• Workforce Upskilling and Onboarding to accelerate learning and embed institutional knowledge directly into daily workflows 
• Modernizing Documentation & Compliance to improve form generation and minimize program delays