Fix the AI GAP

Ghana

AFRICAN UNIONECOWAS
18%
5/28
AI Gap Index
1/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
2/6
Governance
2/4
Access
Schools 1/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 National AI Strategy (2023-2033) includes an education sector pillar; President directed government agencies to integrate AI by 2026. No binding school curriculum mandate. [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0 No enacted legislation making AI curriculum mandatory. [1]
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0 National AI Strategy references ethics and inclusion but no ethics curriculum requirement in schools. [1]
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0 No mandated teacher training programme. [1]
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0 No dedicated funding for school AI curriculum confirmed. [1]
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0 No legal obligation on private employers to train all employees. [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 enacted legal rights for workers in AI employment decisions. [1]
Civil Service & Governance 2/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 MoCDI coordinates AI strategy under presidential directive; formal AI strategy launch April 24, 2026 [1], [3]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 1 National AI Masterclass Cohort 2 commenced March 25, 2026; four cohorts planned March-May 2026; UNESCO-backed, training-of-trainers model. Presidential directive, not statute; no minimum standard defined. [2], [3]
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0 No training-specific enforcement mechanism. [1]
Public Access 2/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 AI learning tools expanded to all 12 approved Ghanaian languages for SHS [1], [2]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 1 Ghana Code Club unplugged kits in 22 digital learning centres reaching 131,000 students [3]
Sources
  1. 1. Policy ghana national ai strategy 2026-03-20
  2. 2. Policy ghana civil servant ai literacy 2026-03-24
  3. 3. Policy ghana ai centre strategy launch 2026-04-10
  4. 4. Policy ghana data protection bill ai 2026-04-12
  5. 5. Education ghana shs ai learning apps 2026-04-12
  6. 6. Education ghana code club unplugged ai 2026-04-13
  7. 7. Education ghana ai learning language expansion 2026-04-13
  8. 8. Education ghana civil servant ai masterclass cohort2 2026-04-18
Index history
April 20, 2026 5/28 Refresh: no new findings since 2026-04-18. Strategy launch (Apr 24) and $250M AI Centre already filed.
April 18, 2026 5/28 Filed Cohort 2 of civil servant AI Masterclass; reinforces dim 11 at 1. No score change.
April 17, 2026 5/28 Refresh: no new findings since last research date; existing coverage confirmed current.
April 13, 2026 5/28 Added Code Club unplugged AI programme and language expansion initiative; no score changes
April 12, 2026 5/28 Filed Data Protection Bill (draft) and SHS AI learning apps (1.4M students). No score change: bill not tabled, apps expand existing access not new dimension.
April 10, 2026 5/28 $250M AI Centre approved; national AI strategy formal launch set for April 24, 2026
April 6, 2026 4/28 Dim 11 raised to 1: active UNESCO-backed civil servant AI literacy programme March–May 2026, four cohorts, training-of-trainers model, presidential directive not statute.
March 20, 2026 3/28 Initial scoring: National AI Strategy finalised September 2025; Emerging Technologies Bill in draft; education sector pillar voluntary only.

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