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Oxford Insights have been publishing the Government AI Readiness Index since 2017, to track the continued proliferation of AI strategies globally as governments have begun to recognise AI as a priority technology. This index assess how ready is a given government to implement AI in the delivery of public services to their citizens. It includes 39 indicators which make up 3 pillars namely Government, Technology and Data & Infrastructure
Government AI Readiness Index 2022 assess 181 countries. With a score of 53.38, Mauritius leads the sub-Saharan region and ranks 57th globally. Mauritius scores especially high in the Governance pillar and is the only country in the region to have published a national AI strategy. South Africa follows with a score of 47.74.
Snapshot of Mauritius ranking in 2022
| wdt_ID | Rank | Country | Government | Technology | Data and Infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | United States of America | 86.21 | 81.67 | 89.28 |
| 2 | 2 | Singapore | 89.68 | 68.50 | 94.17 |
| 3 | 3 | United Kingdom | 81.81 | 65.57 | 88.24 |
| 4 | 4 | Finland | 87.80 | 58.71 | 86.27 |
| 5 | 5 | Canada | 84.11 | 64.41 | 83.65 |
| 6 | 6 | Republic of Korea | 86.82 | 53.96 | 89.50 |
| 7 | 7 | France | 83.04 | 59.36 | 84.95 |
| 8 | 8 | Australia | 81.82 | 54.11 | 89.94 |
| 9 | 19 | Estonia | 80.00 | 51.95 | 78.47 |
| 10 | 57 | Mauritius | 68.65 | 31.16 | 60.34 |
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Trend of Mauritius Government AI Index
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |
| Government AI index | 5.318 | 60 | 53.86 | 45 | 52.71 | 58 | 53.38 | 57 | 53.38 | 61 |
| Government Pillar | 67.78 | 25 | 68.52 | 38 | 68.65 | 69.82 | ||||
| Technology Pillar | 32.19 | 72 | 33.82 | 73 | 31.16 | 30.63 | ||||
| Data and Infrastructure Pillar | 61.62 | 66 | 55.8 | 87 | 60.34 | 59.35 | ||||
Source: Oxford insights