Fix the AI GAP

Iraq

7%
2/28
AI Gap Index
1/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
0/6
Governance
1/4
Access
Schools 1/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 Two new AI colleges established at University of Baghdad for 2025-2026; AI departments at Karbala and Baghdad universities. Higher education only — no K-12 AI curriculum. [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0 No binding legislation for AI in schools. [1]
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0 No ethics curriculum component. [1]
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0 No mandated teacher training. [1]
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0 No dedicated funding for school AI curriculum. [1]
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0 No employer training obligation. [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 legal rights for workers in AI employment decisions. [1]
Civil Service & Governance 0/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 0 INSAIN national AI strategy drafted in 2024 references a Supreme Committee for AI, but no named AI regulatory body with enforcement powers established. [1]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0 No civil servant AI training standard. [1]
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0 No training-specific enforcement mechanism. [1]
Public Access 1/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Ministry of Higher Education signed strategic agreement with Google (Oct 2025) providing all university students free Gemini Pro AI access for one year; government-arranged public access to AI tools. [2]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0 Infrastructure fragility is a documented constraint on digital education. [1]
Sources
  1. 1. Education iraq ai colleges university baghdad 2026-03-20
  2. 2. Policy iraq google gemini pro university students 2026-05-01
Index history
May 1, 2026 2/28 Refresh: Iraq-Google Gemini Pro partnership gives all university students free AI tool access (dim 13 = 1).
March 20, 2026 1/28 Initial scoring: new AI colleges at university level represent voluntary higher education expansion; INSAIN strategy drafted but not enacted; no AI regulator.

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