Asia AI Adoption Index 2026
The Asia AI Adoption Index 2026 is a flagship research initiative benchmarking AI readiness and adoption across 12 major Asian economies.
As AI transformation accelerates, the regional landscape remains uneven and fragmented. This Index provides a clear, comparable, and data-driven framework to answer critical questions:
- • Which economies are leading in AI maturity?
- • Where are the strongest investment and innovation opportunities?
- • What structural gaps must be addressed to scale AI responsibly?
The Asia AI Adoption Index 2026 aims to:
- • Benchmark AI readiness across Asia using a standardized framework
- • Identify policy, talent, infrastructure, and deployment gaps
- • Support strategic decision-making for governments, investors, and industry leaders
- • Shape the regional dialogue on responsible and competitive AI growth
Six-Pillar Framework: Holistic & Actionable
The Index evaluates AI maturity through six interconnected pillars:
- 1.Strategy, Governance & Institutional Capacity
- 2.AI Talent & Workforce Adaptation
- 3.Enterprise & Government AI Deployment
- 4.Responsible AI & Societal Trust
- 5.Innovation & Commercial Ecosystem
- 6.Digital & Data Infrastructure Readiness
This structure ensures a holistic view — covering both foundational capacity and real-world deployment — while delivering actionable insights at pillar and country levels.
Three-Sector Assessment
To provide deeper insights, the Index evaluates AI maturity across:
• Government – Policy execution, digital public services, data systems
• BFSI– Risk modeling, compliance, internal AI capability, scalability
• Industry – Manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, SMEs, and applied AI use cases
Two scoring models — Policy-Weighted and Industry-Weighted — offer tailored perspectives for different stakeholders.
Key Deliverables
The Index will produce:
- • Full Research Report & Index Ranking
- • Policy-Weighted and Industry-Weighted scores
- • Pillar-level and sector-level breakdowns
- • Strategic narrative insights and executive summary
- • Official Launch Event & Experts Roundtable
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The Asia AI Adoption Index 2026 is more than research — it is a platform to shape the future of AI in Asia.
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