{"name":"Applied AI in Djibouti — the record","description":"Every announced initiative, deployment, published result and regulation of applied AI on the record for Djibouti, tagged by kind, industry, region and role, sourced and dated. A slice of the State of Applied AI record, maintained continuously by the Industrial Research Unit of the Straits Institute for Applied AI.","source":"https://www.straitsai.institute/state-of-applied-ai/djibouti","partOf":"https://www.straitsai.institute/state-of-applied-ai/evidence.json","attribution":"Industrial Research Unit, Straits Institute for Applied AI","updated":"2026-10-29","facet":{"kind":"country","name":"Djibouti","slug":"djibouti","iso2":"DJ","region":"Sub-Saharan Africa"},"counts":{"entries":8,"deployments":3,"evidenceImpact":0,"evidenceAdoption":2,"regulation":3,"industries":4,"countries":1,"linked":8},"entries":[{"kind":"evidence-adoption","industry":"Media, Telecom & Entertainment","region":"Djibouti","org":"Djibouti Telecom","text":"Djibouti Telecom has certified 35 engineers after AI training, with Communications, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mohamed Abdoulkader Moussa Helem presenting the certificates. Helem expects the upskilling to bring better networks, tighter cybersecurity and broader data analysis.","date":"2026-09-18","source":"https://www.dawan.africa/news/djibouti-telecom-trains-35-engineers-in-ai-skills"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Djibouti","org":"Government of Djibouti","text":"Officials outlined directions for the first National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (SNIA) for 2026–2030, the core of Djibouti AI policy. Six pillars shape it: governing data and AI, cybersecurity, skills, research, innovation and inclusion. Only a sketch of this AI roadmap is public.","date":"2026-09-04","source":"https://www.wearetech.africa/fr/fils/actualites/tech/djibouti-se-dote-d-une-strategie-d-ia-sur-fond-de-preparation-encore-limitee"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Djibouti","org":"Ministère délégué chargé de l'Économie numérique et de l'Innovation (MDENI)","text":"The Ministry Delegate for Digital Economy and Innovation (MDENI) unveiled the first National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (SNIA) 2026-2030, which sets the direction of Djibouti AI policy, on day two of the first National AI Forum, with UNESCO and ESCWA backing. The national AI policy roadmap prioritises inclusion, innovation, research, training, cybersecurity and governance.","date":"2026-09-03","source":"https://www.adi.dj/article/138866"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Transport & Logistics","region":"Djibouti","role":"Container terminal operator","org":"Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority","text":"Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority has revealed DPCS Foresight, an AI port logistics tool that reads supply-chain records, history and operational performance to forecast when importers will fetch containers. Yards park imminent departures nearest the gate, burying slower boxes, so container pick-up prediction trims re-handling and dwell times. The reveal came at Djibouti's debut national artificial intelligence forum.","date":"2026-09-02","source":"https://www.dawan.africa/news/djibouti-unveils-ai-tools-to-modernize-ports-and-logistics"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Djibouti","role":"Weather forecaster","org":"Djibouti National Meteorological Agency","text":"Djibouti's National Meteorological Agency received MAZU-Djibouti 2.0, an upgraded AI weather alert system, on 17 July 2026. AI-driven forecasts merge satellite and surface data three days out at 3 km resolution (was 9 km), update six-hourly and offer one-click warnings. It backs December 2025's urban multi-hazard early-warning network.","date":"2026-07-17","source":"https://www.wearetech.africa/fr/fils/actualites/tech/djibouti-deploie-une-nouvelle-version-de-son-systeme-d-alerte-meteo-fonde-sur-l-ia"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Education & Training","region":"Djibouti","org":"Government of Djibouti","text":"The University of Djibouti gains a national Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence and Data Modelling, regulated by President Ismail Omar Guelleh's Decree 2026-092/PR/MENSUR. The two-year AI higher education programme, worth 120 ECTS credits, spans deep learning, machine learning, natural language processing and postgraduate AI study for health, banking and port logistics.","date":"2026-04-14","source":"https://www.journalofficiel.dj/texte-juridique/arrete-n2026-092-pr-mensur-portant-reglementation-propre-au-diplome-national-menant-au-grade-de-master-mention-intelligence-artificielle-modelisation-des-donnees/"},{"kind":"evidence-adoption","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Djibouti","org":"Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training","text":"Djibouti's Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and InnoVAI Djibouti certified 42 inspectors and pedagogical advisors in AI for education across seven workshops, October 2025 to January 2026. Output included sample lesson plans using generative AI tools, automated grading rubrics and a draft ethics charter for ministry-wide use. A CREFA/OIF centre ceremony marked completion.","date":"2026-01-25","source":"https://www.francophonie.org/djibouti-formation-cadres-pedagogiques-IA-generative-8352"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Transport & Logistics","region":"Djibouti","role":"Road maintenance engineer","org":"Djibouti Ports Corridor Road SA (DPCR SA)","text":"Cracks and potholes on Djibouti's highway corridor now get flagged automatically under Djibouti Ports Corridor Road SA's (DPCR SA) new AI road monitoring system, built on the RapidCanvas AI platform for automated road condition detection. Instead of waiting for scheduled inspections, crews receive live alerts, which speeds up repair scheduling and helps DPCR SA target maintenance spending where it matters most. The operator links the deployment to safer travel between Djibouti and Ethiopia, part of a broader push under Vision 2035 to position the country as a regional logistics hub.","date":"2025-01-13","source":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/djibouti-ports-corridor-road-rapidcanvas-and-4c-solution-partner-to-revolutionize-road-infrastructure-with-ai-302347751.html"}]}