United Arab Emirates
46%
13/28
AI Gap Index
8/10
Schools
1/8
Workforce
2/6
Governance
2/4
Access
Schools 8/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 2 AI is mandatory in all public schools K-12 from 2025-2026, integrated into existing subjects with age-appropriate content; approximately 400,000 students [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 2 Ministry of Education mandate makes AI a required subject across all public schools; binding and funded [1]
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 2 Teacher training and ready-made materials provided for mandatory AI curriculum rollout; standard not separately specified [1], [2]
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 2 State-funded mandatory AI curriculum, Microsoft Elevate partnership, 1 Million AI Talents Initiative all publicly funded [1]
Workforce 1/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 1 1 Million AI Talents Initiative targets one million trained by 2027; voluntary but at national scale [3]
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 UAE Ministry of Artificial Intelligence holds a statutory ministerial mandate for AI policy and oversight across government [1]
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 2/4