{"name":"Applied AI in Equatorial Guinea — the record","description":"Every announced initiative, deployment, published result and regulation of applied AI on the record for Equatorial Guinea, 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/equatorial-guinea","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":"Equatorial Guinea","slug":"equatorial-guinea","iso2":"GQ","region":"Sub-Saharan Africa"},"counts":{"entries":6,"deployments":1,"evidenceImpact":0,"evidenceAdoption":3,"regulation":2,"industries":3,"countries":1,"linked":6},"entries":[{"kind":"evidence-adoption","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Equatorial Guinea","org":"Ministerio de Transportes, Telecomunicaciones y Aviación Civil (Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Civil Aviation)","text":"Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Civil Aviation closed an internal AI training for government staff with a certificate ceremony in Malabo. DotMatrixEngineering Ltd (DMEL) ran the two-month executive programme in AI and cybersecurity for officials, covering machine learning, predictive analytics, advanced prompting, threat prevention, data protection and multi-factor authentication. Officials called it part of a push to build digital skills and institutional capacity.","date":"2026-09-15","source":"https://realequatorialguinea.com/destacado/politica/transportes-refuerza-las-competencias-digitales-de-su-personal-con-un-programa-de-formacion-en-inteligencia-artificial-y-ciberseguridad/"},{"kind":"evidence-adoption","industry":"Education & Training","region":"Equatorial Guinea","org":"Banco Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial","text":"Banco Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial has sent the entire payroll, every department included, through AI training for bank staff, delivered by BANGE Business School with Spanish education group CEF.-UDIMA. Jorge Lucio Sánchez Galán, who holds a doctorate in the subject, leads sessions covering banking applications, automated workflows, data work, fintech, cybersecurity, risk and responsible handling of digital tools. The lender expects this AI upskilling to surface efficiencies, lift output and quicken customer service across Equatorial Guinea.","date":"2026-09-11","source":"https://ahoraeg.com/economia/empresa/2026/09/11/bange-capacita-a-su-personal-en-inteligencia-artificial-y-fintech-para-modernizar-su-actividad-bancaria/"},{"kind":"evidence-adoption","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Equatorial Guinea","org":"Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Civil Aviation","text":"Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Civil Aviation has begun AI and robotics training in Malabo alongside UNESCO. Instructors are being taught machine-learning software, 3D modelling and 3D printing before passing the skills to school-age learners. Between 2026 and 2028 the wider scheme aims to reach 1,000 youngsters and 400 trainers, delivered with the Ministry of Education; agriculture and healthcare are the first targets of this AI upskilling drive.","date":"2026-07","source":"https://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticias/el_ministerio_de_transportes_pone_en_marcha_un_ambicioso_programa_de_formacion_en_inteligencia_artificial_y_robotica_junto_a_la_unesco"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Equatorial Guinea","org":"Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Artificial Intelligence Systems","text":"Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Artificial Intelligence Systems is drafting an Artificial Intelligence Law (Anteproyecto de Ley de Inteligencia Artificial) under Minister Honorato Evita Oma, part of a broader Equatorial Guinea AI regulation push. Six pillars underpin the text: safeguarding national identity, embracing linguistic and cultural diversity, protecting local data and traditional knowledge, pursuing sustainable growth, encouraging training and innovation, and honouring global legal and ethical norms. A proposed autonomous body, ANIAD (National Artificial Intelligence and Data Authority), would provide AI governance oversight, with the effort tied to the African Union Agenda 2063 and the Malabo Convention 2014.","date":"2025-08","source":"https://realequatorialguinea.com/tecnologia/guinea-ecuatorial-da-los-primeros-pasos-para-disponer-de-una-ley-de-inteligencia-artificial/"},{"kind":"deployment","industry":"Healthcare & Life Sciences","region":"Equatorial Guinea","role":"Health information officer","org":"Ministry of Health, Welfare and Health Infrastructure of Equatorial Guinea","text":"Guinea Salud, Equatorial Guinea's first AI health chatbot, lets citizens text a WhatsApp assistant for free facts on illness, jabs, care and HIV. MCD Global Health gave technical help behind this AI-powered health assistant, made by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Health Infrastructure. A trial stage covering knowledge topics runs now, before growth matched to public needs.","date":"2025-06-06","source":"https://realequatorialguinea.com/salud/sanidad-lanza-el-asistente-digital-guinea-salud-primer-chatbot-sanitario-con-ia-de-guinea-ecuatorial/"},{"kind":"regulation","industry":"Government & Public Sector","region":"Equatorial Guinea","org":"Presidencia de la República de Guinea Ecuatorial","text":"Equatorial Guinea's President established a Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence Systems post under Decreto Núm. 86/2024, naming José Eko Owono Nve its inaugural holder within the Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Artificial Intelligence Systems, a government AI leadership role with formal responsibility for steering national artificial intelligence policy. Decreto Núm. 61/2026 of 23 June 2026 confirmed the office's continuation under successor Dr. Óscar Ondo Ngomo.","date":"2024-08-23","source":"https://www.guineaecuatorialpress.com/index.php/noticias/decreto_de_nombramiento_de_los_secretarios_de_estado_del_gobierno"}]}