THEMATIC AREAS
This thematic area measures steps countries have taken to support skills development in relation to responsible AI within the civil service and judiciary.
Skills development can be defined as the ‘acquisition of work-related skills and competencies through employment education and training’. Although skills development can be generally understood as ‘basic education, initial training and lifelong learning’, in the context of the workforce, it refers to the development of competencies that are necessary to perform ‘a trade or occupation in the labor market’.
Country and regional scores
Bright spots
Goverment Frameworks - Dominican Republic
Government actions - Poland
Non-state actors - Portugal
Relevance
Concerns about AI's impact on the labor market are as significant as the questions surrounding the skills needed for integrating AI technologies into various industries. Because AI can be applied across a range of fields and sectors, there has been increased attention towards increasing levels of AI literacy across various sectors, not just for people involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Further, the rapid uptake of AI use by governments across the world demands that basic skills such as computing, coding, programming and robotics, be fully integrated into skills development programmes in the civil service to ensure personnel not only understand how to use these systems, but also understand how to apply them in a responsible manner. Accordingly, skills development programmes in AI not only need to focus on building the technical competencies, but also knowledge around AI ethics principles and practices.
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SCORES
Country rankings by Public sector skills development
*In the table above, data was collected for Chinese Taipei (commonly referred to as Taiwan) and the West Bank, which is under the administration of the Palestinian Authority. No data collection took place in Gaza. We recognize that these are, at the time of writing, disputed jurisdictions.
