Worst in Europe. Belarus among outsiders in the global AI ranking
The Oxford Insights analytical center published a fresh report, the Government AI Readiness Index. The authors assessed the readiness of governments of 195 countries to implement and use AI in state processes, the economy, and society, writes Devby.io.
Countries were evaluated based on 6 groups of criteria:
- Institutional capacity (policy capacity) — the state's ability to actively influence how AI develops and is used in the country;
- Governance and regulation (governance) — a system of oversight mechanisms that ensure the responsible and safe use of AI, protecting public interests;
- AI infrastructure (AI infrastructure) — the technical and digital base necessary for the development and application of AI;
- AI adoption in the public sector (public sector adoption) — how effectively government bodies use AI in their work;
- AI development and diffusion (development and diffusion) — support for the creation of AI technologies and their widespread implementation in the economy;
- Resilience (resilience) — the ability of society and the economy to adapt to the consequences of AI implementation.
Belarus ranked 121st — between the African island nation of Cabo Verde and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean Sea. This is the worst result in Europe, which the authors divide into Western and Eastern. Ukraine, for example, entered the top ten leaders in Eastern Europe.
The USA leads the ranking. The top three also include the United Kingdom and France, followed by the Netherlands, Germany, and China.
The full version of the report with detailed methodology can be viewed here.