Venezuela — AI Gap Index

0/28

AI Gap Index

0/10

Schools

0/8

Workforce

0/6

Governance

0/4

Access

Schools 0/10

D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 0 No enacted AI curriculum in schools; National Plan for Sovereign and Ethical AI mentions education as a sector but does not mandate school curricula. ^[1]

D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0 No binding curriculum law. ^[1]

D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0 No ethics curriculum requirement. ^[1]

D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0 No mandated teacher training programme. ^[1]

D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0 No dedicated funding for AI education. ^[1]

Workforce 0/8

D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0 No employer obligation to train all employees in AI. ^[1]

D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0 No employer ethics training mandate. ^[1]

D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0 No pre-redundancy training obligation. ^[1]

D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0 No legal rights for workers in AI employment decisions. ^[1]

Civil Service & Governance 0/6

D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 0 AI Bill reviewed in National Assembly Q1 2025 proposes a National AI Agency; not yet enacted as of early 2025 — no operative AI regulatory body. ^[1]

D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0 No civil servant AI training standard. ^[1]

D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0 No training-specific enforcement mechanism. ^[1]

Public Access 0/4

D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0 No confirmed free public AI literacy resources. ^[1]

D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0 No dedicated digital infrastructure support; severe connectivity and electricity deficits persist. ^[1]

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Index history

May 10, 2026 0/28 Ministry published Code of Ethics for AI (Feb 2026); non-binding guidance, no score changes warranted.

March 21, 2026 0/28 Initial scoring: AI Bill in National Assembly Q1 2025 proposed a National AI Agency but had not been enacted; no operative AI governance body, curriculum, or training obligations.