AI Ready Georgia.
Let's build it together.
A statewide movement to empower every Georgian, every organization, and every community to thrive in the AI economy. Not just ready; empowered to lead, create, and compete.
From AI ready to AI empowered.
Being ready means knowing AI is coming. Being empowered means being in the driver's seat when it arrives. AI Ready Georgia is the statewide movement to empower every Georgian, every organization, and every community to shape AI on their own terms; and to share in the prosperity it creates.
Empowered People
Career pathways, certifications, and practical skills that let Georgians move into higher-wage roles and take ownership of AI in their own work.
Empowered Organizations
From small businesses to Fortune 500s, hands-on programs that move companies and agencies from AI pilots to real productivity and growth.
Empowered Communities
Every region of Georgia connected to the people, partners, and resources to lead AI adoption locally; rural and urban, metro and Main Street.
A statewide program, built region by region.
AI Ready Georgia is designed to reach every corner of the state; not just the metro core. The program delivers AI training, certifications, and implementation support through regional partners, with each of Georgia's economic regions anchored by universities, EDOs, and industry partners on the ground.
Metro Atlanta
The headquarters corridor. Fortune 500 anchors, Georgia Tech, and the Atlanta University Center driving enterprise adoption and executive-level AI leadership.
Savannah & Coastal
The Port of Savannah, Gulfstream, and logistics networks; the highest-leverage region in the country for supply chain and advanced manufacturing AI.
Augusta & the CSRA
Cybersecurity, Fort Eisenhower, and the Medical College of Georgia; a natural hub for defense, health, and secure AI applications.
Columbus & West Georgia
Fort Moore, Aflac, and the Chattahoochee Valley; financial services, defense, and regional industry coming together around practical AI adoption.
Macon & Middle Georgia
Robins Air Force Base and a strong manufacturing base; the center of the state, and the connective tissue between Georgia's regions.
North Georgia
Poultry, flooring, and advanced manufacturing from Gainesville to Dalton; a region where AI adoption translates directly into competitiveness.
Athens & Northeast
UGA research, agricultural innovation, and a growing life sciences corridor bringing AI into the industries that feed the country.
South Georgia
Agribusiness, forestry, and rural healthcare; the communities where AI enablement has the highest potential to expand opportunity.
Four pillars of empowerment.
Moving Georgia from ready to empowered takes coordinated work across four categories; the institutions, anchors, agencies, and leaders who can reach every region of the state.
University Partners
Anchor campuses across metro Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, and the University System of Georgia delivering AI Explorer, Professional, and Leader certifications in the communities they serve.
Industry Anchors
Fortune 500, logistics, advanced manufacturing, fintech, and health systems sponsoring cohorts, hosting workforce training, and integrating AI across their operations.
State Alignment
Partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the Governor's workforce and education offices to make AI readiness part of the state's economic strategy.
Regional Champions
Civic leaders, chambers, EDOs, and ecosystem builders driving on-the-ground adoption in metro Atlanta and the regions beyond the perimeter.
Who this is for.
If your organization has a stake in Georgia's workforce, economic development, research, or industry, you have a seat at the table.
Universities
Public and private campuses delivering AI certifications and applied learning for professionals and students.
State & EDOs
State agencies, regional EDOs, chambers, and workforce boards aligning AI as economic infrastructure.
Enterprise & F500
Headquartered and operating companies sponsoring cohorts, upskilling workforces, and co-leading adoption.
Regional Champions
Civic leaders, nonprofits, and community organizations driving AI adoption beyond the metro core.
Led by the institutions moving Georgia forward.
AI Ready Georgia is a coalition effort; co-led by national and state organizations with a shared commitment to AI empowerment, and joined by a growing network of public and private sector leaders from the state's leading research institutions and industries.
Enterprise Technology Association
A national organization accelerating technology education, enablement, and ecosystem building across America; and the convener of AI Ready Georgia.
Georgia AI Alliance
Georgia's statewide alliance for responsible AI advancement; bringing together industry, academia, and government to advance Georgia's AI future.
Public and Private Sector Leaders
A growing coalition of executives, state agencies, research universities, technical colleges, economic development organizations, and civic institutions committed to empowering Georgia in the AI economy.
A career pathway for every Georgian.
AI Ready Georgia delivers a three-tier certification system through university and technical college partners across the state; moving learners from literacy to leadership with outcomes tied to real work.
AI Explorer
Foundational AI literacy for every professional. What AI is, what it can and cannot do, and how to use it responsibly in everyday work.
- AI fundamentals and terminology
- Prompting and tool use
- Ethics, risk, and responsible use
AI Empowered Professional
Applied skills for practitioners. How to integrate AI into specific roles across operations, marketing, engineering, finance, HR, and more.
- Role-based AI workflows
- Tool selection and integration
- Team adoption playbooks
AI Empowered Leader
Strategic AI leadership. Governance, investment, and transformation for executives and senior managers shaping enterprise-wide change.
- AI strategy and governance
- Organizational transformation
- Measurement and accountability
Be one of the founding voices of AI Ready Georgia.
We are inviting Georgia universities, state agencies, regional EDOs, enterprises, research institutions, and civic leaders to sign on as founding coalition members. Signing on does not commit your organization to anything beyond joining the founding conversation and helping shape a statewide movement for AI empowerment.
- Early access to the AI Ready Georgia program design and regional rollout
- Invitation to the founding coalition convening in Atlanta, 2026
- A seat in the regional working group closest to your community
- Recognition as a founding member in program communications
Georgia, empowered.
AI Ready Georgia is the coalition moving our people, organizations, and communities from AI ready to AI empowered. Not a future we wait for; a future we build.