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Lebanon

#95 globally

Middle East & Africa

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#24 in Middle East & Africa

↓Negative(-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?

31/100
↓Negative(-2)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

31/100
Early Adoption

Lebanon 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
Talent12/20
Governance5/20
Investment4/20
Economic Readiness3/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Early Adoption
Government DeploymentWeakest
5/20
Enterprise Adoption
6/20
Talent Demand
7/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
8/20
R&D PipelineWeakest
5/20

Strong tech talent and diaspora connections drive enterprise AI capability despite economic and political crises.

Trajectory Outlook

29
/100

by 2028

31 now→-2 pts
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Top Accelerator

World-class diaspora talent base that could return to rebuild Lebanon's AI ecosystem if stability returns

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Top Risk

State collapse, banking system failure, and power outages creating sustained AI development impossibility

Pillar Detail

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

◈Foundation Phase

Lebanon is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. Projected score by 2028: 29/100.

2028 Timeline

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Now

Score 31

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
3/20
Near

Expand financial inclusion; target 80% banked population by 2026

Mid

Develop AI-driven export diversification strategy beyond primary commodities

◇Investment & R&D
4/20
Near

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

Mid

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

⬟Governance & Policy
5/20
Near

Adopt a national AI strategy with measurable 3-year milestones

Mid

Establish independent AI regulator with statutory powers and public accountability

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

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