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Seychelles

#104 globally

Middle East & Africa

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#29 in Middle East & Africa

↑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?

28/100
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Adoption Score

Is this country using AI now?

28/100
Nascent Adoption

Seychelles 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
Talent5/20
Governance8/20
Investment4/20
Economic Readiness4/20

Adoption Dimension Breakdown

Nascent Adoption
Government DeploymentWeakest
5/20
Enterprise AdoptionStrongest
6/20
Talent DemandWeakest
5/20
Consumer UsageStrongest
6/20
R&D PipelineStrongest
6/20

Tourism and financial services digitalization drive modest technology adoption in this high-income island state.

Trajectory Outlook

30
/100

by 2028

28 now→+2 pts
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Top Accelerator

Offshore finance and highest GDP per capita in Africa creating premium digital services demand

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Top Risk

Tiny population — 100,000 creates no viable domestic AI ecosystem or product market

Pillar Detail

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AI Analysis

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AI Development Roadmap

Algorithmic roadmap based on pillar scores · Updated with live data

◈Foundation Phase

Seychelles is in the Foundation Phase

Building core digital and institutional capabilities. Projected score by 2028: 30/100.

2028 Timeline

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Now

Score 28

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
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

⬠Economic Readiness
4/20
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

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

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