aspg-27-4411-1792223469 20261017075109 American Scientific Publishing Group admin@americaspg.com American Scientific Publishing Group International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Education Technology IJAIET 2835-2432 2024 3 2 Aaras Kraidi Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Science, Shinas, Sultanate of Oman Educational institutions are under growing pressure to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and education technology (EdTech) in ways that improve teaching, governance, and service delivery rather than merely expand digital procurement. Strategic planning is therefore a core institutional capability: it aligns infrastructure, teacher readiness, student access, digital learning resources, and governance routines into a coherent transformation agenda. This study develops an AI-enabled strategic planning framework using the public 2023 World Bank EdTech Readiness Index (ETRI) pilot evidence. The framework converts traffic-light dashboard indicators into pillar-level maturity scores, strategic gaps, and a multi-criteria readiness benchmark. Empirical analysis of the Ho Chi Minh City and Dominican Republic pilot dashboards shows that school management is the strongest readiness domain in both settings, whereas connectivity and digital education resources remain more constrained. The paper contributes a managerial decision model that translates readiness evidence into institutional priorities, implementation roadmaps, and governance checkpoints. Unlike tool-centred studies, the analysis treats AI as a decision-support capability for educational planning. The framework offers a transparent and reproducible approach for organising EdTech strategy while keeping final decisions anchored in professional judgement and educational value. 2024 12 18 4411 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 10.54216/IJAIET.030202 https://americaspg.com/journal/27/article/4411 https://americaspg.com/storage/articles/manuscripts/01KV87SWZZQ5A8MA9YZ77T0SZE.pdf