Australia
OECD
21%
6/28
AI Gap Index
5/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
0/6
Governance
1/4
Access
Schools 5/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 2 National AI Literacy Program targets one million students; government-funded rollout from Term 1 2026
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 1 Government-funded and active but no binding enforcement mandate; schools can opt out
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 Ethics and critical thinking explicitly included in age-appropriate modules
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0 No mandatory teacher training requirement before rollout; noted as a gap
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 Government-funded programme; no dedicated infrastructure funding for schools lacking technology
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 0/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 0
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 1/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Modules publicly available; industry insights component included
D15 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0 Digital infrastructure gaps noted in rural and remote schools; not addressed in this programme
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