Switzerland
COUNCIL OF EUROPEOECD
11%
3/28
AI Gap Index
1/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
1/4
Access
Schools 1/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 0
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 digitalswitzerland AI Action Plan includes education and skills development initiatives [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 Sector-specific governance approach rather than unified AI authority; relies on existing sector regulators. Switzerland signed the Council of Europe AI Convention (March 2025) and FDJP is preparing implementing legislation for consultation by end 2026 — no unified AI authority established yet. [2], [3]
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 digitalswitzerland coordinating AI literacy resources and framework development [1]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
Subregion map
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Regions & states
Subregions inherit supranational obligations from their parent country but may have additional local policy. Scores reflect local policy only.
Region
Schools /10
Workforce /8
Governance /6
Access /4
Total
Bern
3
1
0
1
5 18%
Vaud
2
1
1
1
5 18%
Zurich
2
0
0
1
3 11%
Aargau
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Appenzell Innerrhoden
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Basel-Landschaft
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Basel-Stadt
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Fribourg
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Genève
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Glarus
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Graubünden
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Jura
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Luzern
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Neuchâtel
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Nidwalden
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Obwalden
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Schaffhausen
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Schwyz
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Solothurn
0
0
0
0
0 0%
St. Gallen
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Thurgau
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Ticino
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Uri
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Valais
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Zug
0
0
0
0
0 0%
Index history
May 25, 2026 3/28 No score changes. New evidence: FDJP preparing CoE AI Convention implementing legislation (consultation draft due end 2026); confirms sector-specific governance approach without unified AI authority. Dim 10 note updated.
March 27, 2026 3/28 Initial research: AI literacy action plan active; sector-specific governance framework; voluntary cantonal-level implementation