Algeria — AI Gap Index — Fix the AI GAP

11%

3/28

AI Gap Index

1/10

Schools

0/8

Workforce

1/6

Governance

1/4

Access

Schools 1/10

D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 Ministry of Vocational Training launched a 12-week national AI skills programme (April 2026) covering theoretical and applied AI for high-value sectors; government-initiated curriculum in vocational education, not yet a binding universal mandate. ^[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]

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Regions & states

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Region

Schools /10

Workforce /8

Governance /6

Access /4

Total

Algiers (Wilaya)

0 0%

Index history

April 29, 2026 3/28 Vocational AI training programme launched by Ministry: dim 1 raised from 0 to 1.

March 20, 2026 2/28 Initial scoring: National AI Strategy adopted December 2024 by National AI Council; strong university AI base; no binding legislation or school curriculum mandate.