From AI Ready
to AI Enabled.
Made in Ohio.
AI Ready Ohio is America's first state-level AI Ready State initiative. Championed by JobsOhio and the Enterprise Technology Association. Powered by a coalition of community partners across all of Ohio.
How It Started
Ohio has long been a state of builders. Manufacturing. Aerospace. Logistics. Research. The work that powers America happens here. As AI began reshaping every industry, it became clear: Ohio needed a coordinated, statewide answer to a generational shift.
In partnership with JobsOhio, the Enterprise Technology Association launched AI Ready Ohio to deliver that answer. Not as a campaign or a slogan, but as a working program. The first state-level AI Ready State initiative in the country.
The program started in three regional hubs: Greater Cincinnati, Columbus, and Toledo. Each hub anchored by leading Ohio universities and research institutions. From day one, the model was clear: meet Ohioans where they are, deliver real workforce development, and build a coalition strong enough to drive measurable impact for Ohio residents, business, and communities.
What We Do
AI Ready Ohio takes Ohioans, Ohio businesses, and Ohio communities from AI Ready to AI Enabled through three integrated programs.
AI Ready Ohio Credentials
Three statewide certificate tracks plus specialized add-ons. Online and in-person delivery through regional hubs and AI Week events.
Ohio AI Accelerator
A tailored AI education and implementation program for organizations of every type and size. Eight tracks for startups through enterprise, nonprofits, government, and public-private partnerships.
Ohio AI Navigator
Ohio's AI ecosystem discovery engine. Jobs, training, events, partners, funding, and resources, mapped to who you are and what you're looking for.
What's Next
The first three hubs are active. Four more are coming online. By the time AI Ready Ohio is at full statewide scale, every Ohioan in every region will have access to the program.
Beyond Ohio's borders, the model is being studied by other states. AI Ready Ohio is proving what a state-level AI Ready State initiative looks like, and what it can do. We don't talk about it yet, but the playbook we're building here may be a national one.
Built Together. Across Ohio.
AI Ready Ohio is championed by JobsOhio and the Enterprise Technology Association, and powered by a growing coalition of universities, research institutions, employers, nonprofits, civic organizations, and technology partners across the state.
Meet the Coalition →