Iceland
COUNCIL OF EUROPEOECD
25%
7/28
AI Gap Index
4/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
2/6
Governance
1/4
Access
Schools 4/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 AI Action Plan 2024-2026 integrates AI literacy across all education levels; strategic commitment without binding curriculum legislation [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 AI Action Plan includes skills gaps in AI ethics as a target area; ethics component referenced but not separately mandated [1]
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 Anthropic-Iceland pilot provides 300 teachers with AI tool access and training support; small-scale pilot rather than mandatory teacher training standard [1], [2]
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 AI Action Plan commits government funding across 25 measures; full funding envelope not publicly quantified [1]
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 1 AI Action Plan assigns coordinating responsibilities to government bodies; no standalone statutory AI regulator with enforcement powers identified [1]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 1 AI Action Plan includes public administration as a pillar with civil servant AI measures; implementation is in progress rather than legally mandated [1]
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 1/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Anthropic-Iceland pilot reaches teachers nationally; AI Action Plan includes lifelong learning and public AI access as goals [2]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0