The Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) launched the AI Talent Program in June 2025, enrolling cohorts of approximately 14 ICT students from leading universities in six-month intensive training combining academic instruction and hands-on AI development. 143 graduates across the first two cohorts have secured technical roles.
Who it affects: ICT university students in Bahrain; a narrow specialist cohort rather than the general workforce.
What is notably missing: The programme is a small-scale specialist initiative; no general AI literacy requirement for the wider workforce is established. No binding employer training obligation or pre-redundancy AI training requirement is attached.