Toolkit for AI Readiness and Capacity Assessment
Artificial Intelligence for Inclusive Sustainable Development and Inequalities Reduction
AI-Enabling Infrastructure (Technical
and Infrastructural Dimensions)
Without the relevant infrastructures, the development and deployment of AI-
based solutions cannot be scaled up throughout countries.
Therefore, this dimension refers to the level of ICT and technical infrastructure
in place, including the extent of Internet access and connectivity, the availability
of datacenters, cloud computing capabilities, and supercomputers, among
others. Given the critical importance of data for AI technologies, another aspect
within this dimension relates to the availability of high-quality data and practices
(UNESCO, 2023b).
Infrastructure and Connectivity
Internet access for all is a key component to ensure fairness and non-
discrimination in the development, deployment, and use of AI. It is critical to
tackle digital divides and ensure inclusive access to and participation in the
development of AI, promoting “equity between rural and urban areas, and
among all persons regardless of race, colour, descent, gender, age, language,
religion, political opinion, national origin, ethnic origin, social origin, economic
or social condition of birth, or disability and any other grounds, in terms of
access to and participation in the AI system life cycle” (UNESCO, 2022, p.20).
Toolkit for Artificial Intelligence Readiness and Capacity Assessment
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