Iceland publishes 69-point AI strategy for schools and language

A government-appointed expert group has delivered 69 proposals for Iceland’s approach to artificial intelligence, organised across ten policy areas. Its three headline priorities are AI education and skills, Icelandic-language technology developed with rights holders, and coordinated implementation across government. The work follows public concern about AI risks and opportunities documented in an earlier national survey. Sixty-Nine Proposals Map Iceland’s Next Steps on Artificial Intelligence The report contains 69 proposals across ten policy areas. Priorities include schools, Icelandic-language AI and public-sector implementation. The government approved a ministerial steering group and plans an updated action plan by year-end. Schools, Icelandic Data and Government Systems Take Priority The group recommends a national framework for AI in schools and measuring the technology’s effect on the labour market. Iceland has already begun testing AI in classrooms, but the new report calls for a broader national approach. For Icelandic-language AI, the report proposes cooperation with rights holders, a shared training recipe and benchmarks for Icelandic language models. Other recommendations cover copyright, computing capacity, data centres, energy, regulation and “AI sovereignty.” The public-sector proposals include consolidating state IT operations and improving government data policy. Ministers approved an inter-ministerial steering group on Friday, but the remaining recommendations still require review and implementation decisions. The report will feed into an updated AI and language-technology action plan expected by the end of the year. It also arrives as Iceland develops sector-specific AI guidance for healthcare. Source: Government of Iceland. Read more stories covering Icelandic society, politics, business, and culture at Iceland Review News. The post Iceland AI Report Sets Out 69 Proposals for Schools, Language and Government appeared first on Iceland Review.