Egypt climbs 55 ranks up Government AI Readiness Index

Egypt climbs 55 ranks up Government AI Readiness Index

Egypt has progressed 55 ranks on the Government AI Readiness Index since last year, weighing in at number 56 out of 172 countries around the world in 2020.

In 2019 the country was ranked 111 among 194 countries on the index, which is issued annually by Oxford Insights and the International Research Development Centre.

The report measures the capability of governments to employ AI technologies through analyzing three main categories and 33 indicators.

Included in the indicators are the existence of a national strategy for AI, the presence of data protection and privacy laws, a country's use of communication technology and digital services, and public capability of digital skills and entrepreneurship.

Egypt's Communications and Information Technology Minister Amr Talaat said that AI is one of the government's most important priorities at the present time.

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