Sudan
7%
2/28
AI Gap Index
1/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 1/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 PM executive directive (30 March 2026) orders review of school curricula at all levels to incorporate AI applications, and establishment of AI bachelor's degree programmes; directive stage only, no enacted legislation yet.
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0 No binding AI curriculum law.
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0 No ethics curriculum component.
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0 No mandated teacher training.
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0 No dedicated curriculum funding.
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0 No employer training obligation.
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0 No employer ethics training mandate.
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0 No pre-redundancy training obligation.
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0 No legal rights for workers in AI employment decisions.
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 PM Kamil Idris decree (November 2025) established the Sudanese Data and AI Authority under the Ministry of Digital Transformation; advisory and governance mandate covering national data governance and AI integration in public services.
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0 No civil servant AI training standard.
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0 No training-specific enforcement mechanism.
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0 No publicly funded AI literacy programme identified.
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0 Ongoing civil conflict severely limits infrastructure development.
Index history
April 29, 2026 2/28 PM decree established Sudanese Data and AI Authority (dim 10: 0→1); PM directive orders AI curriculum integration at all education levels (dim 1: 0→1).
March 20, 2026 0/28 Initial scoring: no evidence of AI policy, education, or governance activity; ongoing civil conflict limits institutional capacity.