Cyprus
attention index
The country in the five views
- Attention29
- Adoption · single source34
- Regulation82
- Problems and attacks35
- Opportunities43
/Why this colour
how it is computedThe state and AI
how it is computedWhy this value
Exposure to threats = 50% × 28.6 (as a target) + 50% × 11.4 (as a cause) = 20
What protects
What we cannot see
We count reported cyber attacks, not all those that happened; there is no worldwide measure of threats made with AI; for surveillance and spyware the sources stop at 2022-2024.
Examples
AI tenders (TED)
- ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ, ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΥΠΟΣΤΗΡΙΞΗ ΛΟΓΙΣΜΙΚΟΥ ΤΕΧΝΗΤΗΣ ΝΟΗΜΟΣΥΝΗΣ ΤΟ ΟΠΟΙΟ ΘΑ ΠΑΡΕΧΕΙ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΗΣΗ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΑ ΜΕ ΤΑ ΔΕΔΟΜΕΝΑ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΔΙΑΧΥΣΗΣ ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΩΝ PxWeb ΤΗΣ ΣΤΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΑΣ (opens in a new tab)5 Dec 2025 · contract award · Στατιστική Υπηρεσία
/How the state uses it
how it worksPublic register: it shows how transparent the country is about its systems, not how much it uses them.
Main sectors
Most recent cases
- Microsoft Copilot in Cyprus' Public Administration (opens in a new tab)Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy · 2025 · pilotCyprus is introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot across public administration to accelerate routine work, improve productivity and support the wider digital modernisation of government services. Public officials manage large volumes of written material, administrative data, reports and internal…
- GENAI4ED - A Platform for Assessing and Bridging Generative AI and Human Skills in Secondary Education (opens in a new tab)The Cyprus Institute · 2024 · pilotSecondary schools face growing pressure to adopt digital tools that enhance learning while supporting teachers rather than increasing their workload. Educators and policymakers require evidence-based guidance to select appropriate educational technologies. The objective of this pilot is to assess…
- Generative-AI based chatbot for the Cypriot Government Portal (opens in a new tab)Government of Cyprus · 2024 · in useCitizens interacting with public administration often face fragmented information and limited service availability outside office hours. The Cypriot Government sought to improve digital access to public information through its central portal, gov.cy. This use case involves government departments…
- Policies for Holistic Urban Mobility and Accessibility (opens in a new tab)Nicosia Municipality · 2023 · pilotUrban congestion and accessibility barriers disproportionately affect people with disabilities, requiring targeted policy interventions informed by reliable data. The Municipality of Nicosia, within the AI4PublicPolicy initiative, developed a citizen-centric framework to design evidence-based…
- AI-OBSERVER - Enhancing Earth Observation capabilities of the Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence on Disaster Risk Reduction through Artificial Intelligence (opens in a new tab)ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence (ECoE) · 2022 · pilotEffective disaster risk reduction relies on timely and accurate Earth observation data, yet integrating large-scale satellite and environmental datasets into operational decision-making remains complex. AI-OBSERVER aims to strengthen the Earth observation capabilities of the ERATOSTHENES Centre of…
- WaterAnalytics - Water quality monitoring (opens in a new tab)The Water Development Department, The Water Development Department, Cyprus · 2018 · pilotThe Water Development Department in Cyprus is responsible for monitoring water resources, including quality and distribution efficiency, in a context of increasing environmental pressures and resource scarcity. Traditional monitoring approaches generate large volumes of heterogeneous data that are…
- FLOBOT - Floor Washing Robot for Professional Users (opens in a new tab)Cyprus Research and Innovation Center · 2015 · pilotFLOBOT addressed the difficulty of cleaning very large indoor surfaces in professional environments such as supermarkets, airports, trade fairs, hospitals and industrial or commercial premises. These facilities often require floor washing every day, and sometimes several times during the day…
/What we cannot see
/Incidents by period
in the country/Reported incidents
3 in 24 months- AI-generated scam videos using Cyprus president and celebrities dupe victims out of thousands (opens in a new tab) · in-cyprus.philenews.com · 6 Dec 2025
- Investment scam uses AI videos of Cyprus politicians to defraud public (opens in a new tab) · in-cyprus.philenews.com · 12 May 2025
/Laws and safeguards
/In the news
how it works- EU, double summit in Dublin: focus on Ukraine and artificial intelligence (opens in a new tab)sanremonews.it · Italy · 12 Nov 2026 · and 6 other outlets
- Cyprus approves its AI strategy. Now it must fund it (opens in a new tab)cyprus-mail.com · Cyprus · 11 Nov 2026 · and 1 other outlet
- DIDWW powers Vocal Agent AI's growth with local phone numbers (opens in a new tab)manilatimes.net · Philippines · 10 Nov 2026 · and 1 other outlet
- A Cypriot politician does not rule out AI interference in next Cypriot elections (opens in a new tab)cyprus-mail.com · Cyprus · 13 Nov 2026
- EU leaders meet in Dublin for first summit dedicated to artificial intelligence (opens in a new tab)cyprus-mail.com · Cyprus · 13 Nov 2026
- MIT returns to Cyprus: free AI bootcamps for teens at UCY, CUT in January 2027 (opens in a new tab)cyprus-mail.com · Cyprus · 13 Nov 2026
- Aleph Group, Inc: OpenAI increases its ChatGPT Ads presence in 44 countries through an exclusive reseller partnership with Aleph (opens in a new tab)finanznachrichten.de · Germany · 12 Nov 2026
- Cyprus Business Now: foreign investment, banks, energy, tourism, Keve, AI (opens in a new tab)cyprus-mail.com · Cyprus · 12 Nov 2026
- OpenAI expands ChatGPT Ads reach to Cyprus in 44-country Aleph deal (opens in a new tab)cyprus-mail.com · Cyprus · 12 Nov 2026
- EU, double summit in Dublin: Ukraine, artificial intelligence and the future of European security (opens in a new tab)adnkronos.com · Italy · 12 Nov 2026
AI articles mentioning the country in the last 30 days: 121 in total, at most 24 in one day (15 Oct 2026).
/Index trend
— country ··· worldIndex trend: 18 Oct 2026: country 29, world 36 · 19 Oct 2026: country 29, world 36 · 26 Oct 2026: country 29, world 36 · 2 Nov 2026: country 29, world 36 · 11 Nov 2026: country 29, world 36.
Previous years, reconstructed with today's data: 2023 16 · 2024 15 · 2025 26 why
/AI models released
12 months · outside the indexNo releases recorded by Epoch AI for organisations in this country.