Bahrain
25%
7/28
AI Gap Index
2/10
Schools
1/8
Workforce
3/6
Governance
1/4
Access
Schools 2/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 iGA AI Talent Program and Tamkeen 50,000 initiative provide AI training; no binding school AI literacy curriculum for all students [2]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 Tamkeen Labour Fund subsidies for 50,000 worker AI training; iGA AI Talent Program funding from government [1]
Workforce 1/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 1 Tamkeen AI training programme targets 50,000 workers voluntarily; no legal obligation on employers [3]
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 3/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 2 iGA (Information and eGovernment Authority) holds a statutory mandate for AI policy under the National AI Policy July 2025; full government AI oversight mandate [1]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 1 National AI Policy (July 2025) mandates responsible AI deployment across all government entities; no separately documented minimum training standard for civil servants [1]
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 1/4