Portugal
EUCOUNCIL OF EUROPEOECD
21%
6/28
AI Gap Index
2/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
2/6
Governance
2/4
Access
Schools 2/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 AI Portugal 2030 and Portugal Digital 2030 strategy reference AI skills in education but no binding national curriculum for AI literacy exists in schools. [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 EUR 480 million from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan allocated to modernise 365 Specialised Technological Centres, supporting digital skills including AI in vocational education. [2]
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 ANACOM formally designated in September 2025 as Portugal's national market surveillance authority and single point of contact for the EU AI Act, with legal mandate and enforcement powers. [1]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 2/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Portugal Digital 2030 and Incode 2030 include free digital skills pathways accessible to citizens; scope of AI-specific content is partial. [2]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 1 RRP-funded modernisation of 365 Specialised Technological Centres provides digital infrastructure for vocational education. [1]