Jiangsu
29%
8/28
AI Gap Index
6/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
2/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 6/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 2 China's April 2026 'AI-Empowering Education Action Plan 2030' applies to Jiangsu; Jiangsu's own January 2026 AI+ Action Plan had already issued a province-specific K-12 AI Curriculum Guidance Outline (《江苏省中小学人工智能教育指导意见》), reinforcing the national mandate.
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 2 National five-ministry directive requires provinces to issue implementation regulations — binding. Jiangsu's province-level AI+ Action Plan (January 2026, formal government action plan) is also binding.
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 Ethics and responsible AI use are named required curriculum components in both the national directive and Jiangsu's provincial plan.
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 ICDL-certified AI teacher training launched in Nanjing (April 2026) for vocational educators, with government office backing and an internationally recognised certification pathway.
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 Jiangsu Provincial Government Office and Cyberspace Affairs Commission are named implementing bodies in the January 2026 provincial AI+ Action Plan; the Provincial Education Department implements the national directive.
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 8/28 Scores updated: China April 2026 national directive (dims 1,2,3,10) plus ICDL AI teacher training launched in Nanjing (dim 4). Jiangsu's own January 2026 provincial AI+ Action Plan provides additional provincial-level binding evidence.
April 6, 2026 0/28 Initial research: national AI curriculum mandate applies; Jiangsu is a significant AI development hub (9% of national model filings) but no distinct provincial AI literacy policy evidence found; scored conservatively at 0