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Guyana

#123 globally

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#22 in Americas

Positive(+4)
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?

24/100
Positive(+4)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

24/100
Nascent Adoption

Guyana 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

Infrastructure6/20
Talent5/20
Governance6/20
Investment5/20
Economic Readiness2/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Nascent Adoption
Government DeploymentStrongest
5/20
Enterprise AdoptionStrongest
5/20
Talent DemandWeakest
4/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
5/20
R&D PipelineStrongest
5/20

Oil boom-driven economic modernization creates early opportunity for enterprise technology adoption.

Trajectory Outlook

28
/100

by 2028

24 now+4 pts

Top Accelerator

Massive offshore oil discovery generating unprecedented investment capital for digital infrastructure

Top Risk

Small population and very recent development mean AI ecosystem building is decades behind the oil revenue growth

Pillar Detail

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

Foundation Phase

Guyana is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. Projected score by 2028: 28/100.

2028 Timeline

Now

Score 24

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
5/20
Near

Launch emergency AI literacy curriculum across secondary schools

Mid

Establish 3 national AI institutes with full-tuition scholarships for STEM graduates

Investment & R&D
5/20
Near

Launch government-backed AI seed fund (≥$50M) for domestic startups

Mid

Negotiate bilateral R&D agreements with OECD partners; join CERN or equivalent

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

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