National AI Strategy & Leadership

Definition

Existence and maturity of national AI strategy (vision, funding, implementation).

Examples

• Singapore National AI strategy 2.0
• United Kingdom AI Action Plan
• United Arab Emirates Strategy for AI
• Republic of Korea National AI Strategy.

Indicators

• Maturity of National AI strategy – comprehensiveness and implementation quality
• Dedicated institutions or governance to drive it forward
• Public dollar investment in AI capability development funding, including AI workforce transition plan

Stocktake

• Developing a National AI Capability Plan. Department for Industry Science and Resources. 13 December 2024. Accessed October 2025. https://www.industry.gov.au/news/developing-national-ai-capability-plan

• The Global AI Index. Tortoise Media Ranking. Accessed October 2025. https://www.tortoisemedia.com/data/global-ai#pillars

• AI Governance InternationaL Evaluation Index (AGILE Index) 2025. Center for Long-termArtificial Intelligence (CLAI), Beijing Institute of AI Safety and Governance (Beijing-AISI), Beijing Key Laboratory of SafeAI and Superalignment, International Research Center for AI Ethics and Governance, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. July 2025. https://agile-index.ai/AGILE-Index-Report-2025-EN.pdf