North Macedonia — AI Gap Index

14%

4/28

AI Gap Index

2/10

Schools

0/8

Workforce

1/6

Governance

1/4

Access

Schools 2/10

D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 SMART/MK 2030 includes digital skills for all citizens as a pillar; no binding AI literacy curriculum mandate established ^{[1], [2]}

D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0

D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0

D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0

D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 Vezilka AI Centre funded at €6 million by EU Horizon Europe and EuroHPC ^[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 1/6

D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 Vezilka operates as an AI competence centre connected to European AI Factories; advisory and research function rather than a national regulator ^{[1], [2]}

D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0

D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0

Public Access 1/4

D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Vezilka offers educational programmes and skills development for AI; SMART/MK 2030 identifies public digital skills as a goal ^{[1], [2]}

D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0

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