Fix the AI GAP

Algeria

7%
2/28
AI Gap Index
0/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
1/4
Access
Schools 0/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 0 No national AI curriculum mandate for schools. Strong university AI pipeline (57,702 students in AI master's programmes) but no K-12 integration. [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0 No binding AI curriculum law. [1]
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0 No ethics curriculum component in schools. [1]
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0 No mandated teacher training. [1]
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0 No dedicated curriculum funding. [1]
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0 No employer training obligation. [1]
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0 No employer ethics training mandate. [1]
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0 No pre-redundancy training obligation. [1]
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0 No legal rights for workers in AI employment decisions. [1]
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 National AI Council (led by Professor Merouane Debbah) adopted the strategy in December 2024; advisory body only, no enforcement powers. [1]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0 No civil servant AI training standard. [1]
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0 No training-specific enforcement mechanism. [1]
Public Access 1/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 University AI programmes are publicly accessible; Huawei vocational training initiative starting September 2026 will expand AI skills access to vocational trainees. [1]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0 No specific infrastructure support programme confirmed. [1]
Sources
  1. 1. Policy algeria national ai strategy 2026-03-20

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