Public sector agencies are enabling government employees to deliver improved citizen services, modernizing IT for digital resilience, digitizing data, automating processes and deploying in the cloud.

Ashley Elizabeth Evans, Chief Product Officer of Business Analytics, CDAO, at DOD, joined other top decision-makers from government and tech at the UiPath on Tour Public Sector conference to discuss how AI and automation is offering an immediate and frictionless method for achieving dramatic operational improvements.

In this interview, Evans answered the following questions:
1. What emerging trends in AI and automation are you most excited about, and how do you see them impacting the public sector?
2. For government agencies that are just starting to explore AI and automation, what advice would you give them about ensuring a smooth and effective implementation?

This interview is part of a series filmed in conjunction with UiPath on Tour Public Sector conference held April 17 at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C.