País Vasco
EUCOUNCIL OF EUROPE
25%
7/28
AI Gap Index
4/10
Schools
1/8
Workforce
2/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 4/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 Basque Department of Education model integrates AI into student digital skills across vocational and secondary schools; departmental guidance rather than binding law [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 Framework explicitly includes ethical and critical AI use as a component alongside practical skills [1]
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 Teacher training included as a component of the Basque AI school integration model; no mandatory standard or verification documented [1]
Workforce 1/8
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 1 EU AI Act employment provisions apply; enforceable from August 2026 [1]
Civil Service & Governance 2/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 Basque AI Government Strategy (Oct 2025) and governance structure coordinates research and innovation funding; advisory rather than regulatory [2]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 1 1,385 public employees trained in generative AI (Feb 2026); AI training incorporated into 2026 Plan de Formación; no minimum standard or verification before deployment defined [4]
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 28, 2026 7/28 Refresh: 1,385 civil servants trained in AI; AI training in 2026 Plan de Formación; Estrategia de Gobierno IA (Oct 2025) adopted (dim 11: 0→1)
March 29, 2026 6/28 Initial scoring: Basque school AI integration model (dim 1, 3, 4), Innovation Lighthouses and Euskorpus funding (dim 5, 10), EU AI Act provisions (dim 9)