Wales
COUNCIL OF EUROPEOECD
32%
9/28
AI Gap Index
3/10
Schools
1/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
4/4
Access
Schools 3/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 AI literacy integrated across Curriculum for Wales through Digital Competence Framework (DCF); advisory/partial integration, not a statutory AI curriculum mandate; supported by £1.4m Welsh Government digital skills funding
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 DCF and Hwb resources include ethics, critical evaluation, and responsible use of AI as explicit learning outcomes
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 Teaching Digital with Confidence programme provides funded professional learning for teachers on AI and digital tools; government-backed
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 1/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 1 Teacher professional learning explicitly covers ethical dimensions of AI use in the classroom
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 Welsh Government coordinates a multi-stakeholder AI in education framework with Estyn, ICO, WLGA, and Qualifications Wales; advisory/coordinating role
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 4/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 2 Hwb platform provides free access to AI tools (Microsoft Copilot, Adobe Express, Google Gemini) for all schools; PLA Digital offers free AI/digital skills training for eligible adults
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 2 Hwb is a government-funded national digital learning platform providing infrastructure for all Welsh schools; active digital inclusion funding