Desafío Nacional Learn-AI.School — Mauricio Convierte a Estudiantes de Último Año en Solucionadores de Problemas con IA

Coste indicativo

Bajo (< 50 000 €) — No specific budget figure is reported for the challenge itself; the follow-on Mauritius Telecom internship is a two-week paid placement for students/teachers from the top 15 schools.

Tiempo hasta resultados

Corto (< 1 año) — Annual challenge; 2025 pilot edition, 2026 second edition, with internship certificates awarded 31 July 2026.

Personal y competencias

Office of the President of Mauritius and two ministries (Education and Human Resources; Information Technology, Communication and Innovation) run the challenge, Private partners Mauritius Telecom, Dayforce and DoraCrea co-support it, Mauritius Telecom separately delivers a two-week paid AI internship for top-15 school students and teachers

Condiciones para el éxito

• National challenge format tied to real public-policy problem areas (agriculture, safety, inclusion, public services)
• Direct industry follow-on (paid internship) for top-performing schools, linking the challenge to real career pathways
• Explicit outreach to a remote outer-island school (Rodrigues), extending beyond the capital/mainland

Modos de fallo comunes

• No standardised pre/post learning-outcome assessment has been published
• Benefits beyond the challenge itself (e.g. the internship) currently reach only the top 15 of 69+ participating schools

Dónde encaja

Tipo de gobernanza

head-of-state office plus two government ministries in partnership with private telecom/tech companies

Escala

700+ students across 69 schools nationally in the 2025 pilot

Nivel de ingresos

upper-middle-income