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Brunei

#80 globally

Asia-Pacific

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#19 in Asia-Pacific

Positive(+2)
0/ 100

AI Readiness Score

Readiness = capacity to build AI · Adoption = AI actually in use today

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Readiness Score

Can this country build AI?

38/100
Positive(+2)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

38/100
Early Adoption

Brunei is deploying AI roughly in line with its readiness capacity.

Readiness vs Adoption — Radar

Blue = readiness capacity · Green = active adoption · Each axis pairs the closest dimension from each framework

Pillar Scores

Infrastructure11/20
Talent8/20
Governance9/20
Investment8/20
Economic Readiness2/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Early Adoption
Government DeploymentWeakest
7/20
Enterprise AdoptionStrongest
8/20
Talent DemandWeakest
7/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
8/20
R&D PipelineStrongest
8/20

Oil wealth-funded digital diversification strategy drives moderate government and enterprise AI adoption.

Trajectory Outlook

40
/100

by 2028

38 now+2 pts

Top Accelerator

Oil wealth funding ambitious digital transformation and Singapore proximity enabling ecosystem access

Top Risk

Tiny population (450,000) and oil dependence creating limited domestic AI market and innovation incentive

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

Foundation Phase

Brunei is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. On current trajectory, Brunei enters the Development phase by 2028 (projected score: 40/100).

2028 Timeline

Now

Score 38

2

2025–26

National AI strategy adopted

3

2026–27

Digital connectivity baseline met

4

2028

First national AI lab established

Priority Actions — 3 Weakest Pillars

Economic Readiness
2/20
Near

Expand financial inclusion; target 80% banked population by 2026

Mid

Develop AI-driven export diversification strategy beyond primary commodities

AI Talent
8/20
Near

Create fast-track AI visa pathway; incentivise diaspora return

Mid

Fund 500 PhD fellowships in ML, data science, and AI safety per year

Investment & R&D
8/20
Near

Introduce R&D tax credits (≥25%) for AI-related expenditure

Mid

Create sovereign AI venture fund targeting deep-tech Series A/B rounds

Roadmap generated algorithmically from pillar scores and World Bank data. Actions are indicative policy priorities, not official government plans.

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