ARStandards & Frameworks
AI CoE Initial Report
Arkansas AI & Analytics Center of Excellence
December 6, 2024 initial report of the Arkansas AI & Analytics Center of Excellence recommending data protection, AI governance including a Chief AI Officer, shared secure AI infrastructure, AI literacy for state workers and AI talent pipelines, plus nine guardrail principles and fraud and recidivism pilots.
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AI in Arkansas: Government Effectiveness Report
Arkansas AI & Analytics Center of Excellence (Office of the Governor)
September 2025 report recommending secure AI assistants for state workers, AI for fleet, procurement and facilities operations, anomaly detection to reduce fraud in Medicaid, SNAP, unemployment and tax programs, and a single AI-enabled state services portal.
ARToolkits & Guides
AI-Ready America (Arkansas Coordination Hub Proposal)
Arkansas Department of Commerce
Commerce-led effort to win a federal AI-Ready America State Coordination Hub award (about $1M/year for three years), which would maintain a public inventory of state AI resources, a strategic plan and adoption support. Stakeholder meeting recordings posted; proposals were due July 16, 2026.
ARToolkits & Guides
Arkansas Grow with Google Digital and AI Skills Scholarships
Arkansas Department of Commerce / Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Since October 2025, Arkansans 18+ can apply for no-cost Google scholarships on Coursera covering AI Essentials, Prompting Essentials and nine Google Career Certificates (e.g., data analytics, cybersecurity, IT support).
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Governor Sanders Receives AI Center of Excellence Effectiveness and Safety Report
Office of the Governor of Arkansas
February 13, 2026 release summarizing AI CoE recommendations, including a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, NIST standards for evaluating AI systems, stronger data and cybersecurity foundations, transparency standards and statewide AI literacy for employees.