Comunitat Valenciana
EUCOUNCIL OF EUROPE
25%
7/28
AI Gap Index
3/10
Schools
1/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
2/4
Access
Schools 3/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 ValgrAI Foundation coordinates AI specialisation programmes across five public universities; Digital-IA reaches 17,000+ citizens; no binding school curriculum [1], [2]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 CEFIRE specific de IA i Pensament Computacional (La Nucia) established — Spain's first dedicated AI teacher training centre; annual teacher training plan for 2025-26 designates AI/CT as a priority line; institutionalised and funded but not verified as mandatory pre-rollout obligation
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 €3.9 million ValgrAI Foundation funded by Next Generation EU; Digital-IA programme funded by same mechanism; additionally €600,000 professional AI training grants (2026) for businesses and professionals [2]
Workforce 1/8
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 1 EU AI Act employment provisions apply; enforceable from August 2026 [1]
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 ValgrAI Foundation provides coordination function across government, universities, and industry; advisory rather than regulatory [2]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 2/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Digital-IA programme delivers free AI training to 17,000+ people across 300 small municipalities; €600,000 grants programme extends AI training access to professionals [1]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 1 Digital-IA specifically targets municipalities under 20,000 inhabitants, funding digital infrastructure access alongside training [1]
Index history
May 30, 2026 6/28 Dim 4 raised to 1: CEFIRE specific de IA established as Spain's first dedicated AI teacher training centre, with AI/CT as priority training line in 2025-26 annual plan. New €600,000 AI training grants programme reinforces dim 5 and dim 13.
March 29, 2026 5/28 Initial scoring: ValgrAI Foundation (dim 1, 5, 10), Digital-IA programme (dim 13, 15), EU AI Act provisions (dim 9)