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Ivory Coast

#93 globally

Middle East & Africa

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#22 in Middle East & Africa

↑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?

32/100
↑Positive(+4)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

33/100
Early Adoption

Ivory Coast 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

Infrastructure7/20
Talent6/20
Governance7/20
Investment5/20
Economic Readiness7/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Early Adoption
Government DeploymentWeakest
6/20
Enterprise AdoptionWeakest
6/20
Talent DemandWeakest
6/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
9/20
R&D PipelineWeakest
6/20

Mobile money leadership and Abidjan's regional finance hub drive consumer digital adoption.

Trajectory Outlook

36
/100

by 2028

32 now→+4 pts
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Top Accelerator

West Africa's fastest-growing economy and Orange Money dominance in Francophone financial AI

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Top Risk

Political history of instability and limited domestic capital constraining sustainable AI ecosystem formation

Pillar Detail

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

◈Foundation Phase

Ivory Coast is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. Projected score by 2028: 36/100.

2028 Timeline

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Now

Score 32

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

◇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

◈AI Talent
6/20
Near

Launch emergency AI literacy curriculum across secondary schools

Mid

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

⬡Digital Infrastructure
7/20
Near

Extend rural connectivity and reduce mobile data costs below $2/GB

Mid

Build national data centre capacity and connect to international internet exchanges

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

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