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Senegal

#88 globally

Middle East & Africa

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#20 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?

34/100
↑Positive(+4)
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

39/100
Early Adoption

Senegal's adoption score (39) is 5 points above its readiness score (34) — deploying AI faster than its capacity would predict.

Readiness vs Adoption — Radar

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

Pillar Scores

Infrastructure7/20
Talent8/20
Governance9/20
Investment6/20
Economic Readiness4/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Early Adoption
Government Deployment
9/20
Enterprise Adoption
7/20
Talent Demand
6/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
12/20
R&D PipelineWeakest
5/20

Wave mobile money and Dakar tech hub drive consumer AI adoption as West Africa's digital gateway.

Trajectory Outlook

38
/100

by 2028

34 now→+4 pts
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Top Accelerator

New oil revenues from 2024 and CTIC Dakar hub creating West Africa's most rapidly improving AI ecosystem

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Top Risk

Political instability (2024 election tensions) and limited domestic capital constraining AI scaling

Pillar Detail

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

◈Foundation Phase

Senegal is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. Projected score by 2028: 38/100.

2028 Timeline

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Now

Score 34

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
4/20
Near

Expand financial inclusion; target 80% banked population by 2026

Mid

Develop AI-driven export diversification strategy beyond primary commodities

◇Investment & R&D
6/20
Near

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

Mid

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

⬡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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