Desafio Nacional Learn-AI.School — As Maurícias Transformam Alunos do 12.º Ano em Solucionadores de Problemas com IA

Custo indicativo

Baixo (< 50 mil €) — 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.

Tempo até resultados

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

Equipa e competências

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

Condições de sucesso

• 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 falha comuns

• 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

Onde se enquadra

Tipo de governação

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

Nível de rendimento

upper-middle-income