Henan
25%
7/28
AI Gap Index
5/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
2/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 5/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 2 China's April 2026 'AI-Empowering Education Action Plan 2030' (five-ministry binding directive) mandates AI curriculum at all provincial school levels from 2026–27; Henan's own three-year AI+Education plan (2025–2027) provides the provincial implementation structure.
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 2 The national directive is a five-ministry joint order requiring provinces to issue implementation regulations — binding at provincial level, not voluntary guidance.
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 Ethics and responsible AI use are explicitly named as required curriculum components in the national directive.
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
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 2/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 2 Henan's Provincial Department of Education is the named implementing authority for the national AI+Education directive, with legal mandate to issue provincial regulations.
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
Index history
May 20, 2026 7/28 Scores updated following China's April 2026 five-ministry 'AI-Empowering Education Action Plan 2030': binding provincial curriculum mandate (dims 1,2), ethics requirement (dim 3), and Provincial Education Dept as named implementing authority (dim 10).
April 6, 2026 0/28 Initial research: national AI curriculum mandate applies; no distinct Henan provincial AI policy evidence found; scored conservatively at 0 pending provincial-level findings