Horizon AI is a specialized DIGITAL initiative focused on capturing economic potential from Applied AI. Horizon AI aims to create an innovative commercial ecosystem of Canadian and global partners who generate at least $1B annually in global commercial sales from AI-enabled products and services.
Global Advantage Stream is one of the streams in Horizon AI that aim to leverage Canadian leadership in high-potential, emerging market opportunities by building, demonstrating and launching AI-enabled products, services and platforms with a Global Competitive Advantage.
In Horizon AI’s Global Advantage Stream, DIGITAL will co-invest $5M of funds from the commercial pillar of the Government of Canada’s Pan-Canadian AI Strategy alongside industry to create a portfolio of projects that help build Canada’s presence in emerging market opportunities. This includes the emerging market for Digital Service Agents and the development of AI as infrastructure or as a utility that cuts across industries and economic sectors. These investments will help Canadian tech companies leverage their leadership in high-potential, emerging market opportunities by building, demonstrating and launching AI-enabled products, services and platforms.