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Accenture Federal Services, Google launch data & AI Center of Excellence

By TechTaffy Desk

Accenture Federal Services and Google Public Sector have announced the launch of a Data & Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence, for federal agencies using Google Cloud’s generative AI technologies.

The Data & AI Center of Excellence is part of an expanded strategic alliance between Accenture Federal Services and Google Public Sector. It offers mission-focused expertise, specialized data and AI experts, and access to technologies such as Google’s language models, Vertex AI platform, and AI-optimized infrastructure. Clients will also have access to Google Cloud’s AI-powered code generation tools to streamline software development processes.

The center will support sensitive and classified workloads while ensuring regulatory compliance through secure data management platforms and assets, the companies said in a statement.

Accenture Federal Services is a subsidiary of Accenture, and the two companies have been in a global partnership with Google since 2018.

[Image courtesy: Google]

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