Second AI Basic Plan adopted by Cabinet decision
Milestone recorded for Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan (Japan): Second AI Basic Plan adopted by Cabinet decision. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Regional hub
Asia has 33 recorded jurisdictions with AI policy on record, 11 of them with at least one binding AI-specific instrument. Across the region this site records 59 instruments and 24 recorded duties, each linked to its official source. Most countries in the region regulate AI through strategies, guidance and existing law rather than a dedicated AI act; the table below shows which is which.
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| Jurisdiction | Instruments | Binding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) | 2 | Guidance and strategy | Voluntary regional guides (2024, 2025); no binding ASEAN AI regulation. |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | Guidance and strategy | Azerbaijan approved the Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025–2028 by presidential decree in March 2025. General law (data protection where... |
| Bahrain | 1 | Guidance and strategy | Instruments on record: General Policy for the Use of Artificial Intelligence (2025, policy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source;... |
| Bangladesh | 1 | Guidance and strategy | Instruments on record: National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2026-2030 (2026, consultation, under consultation). Each is linked to its off... |
| Bhutan | 1 | Guidance and strategy | Instruments on record: Bhutan National AI Strategy 2025 (2025, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification... |
| Cambodia | 1 | Guidance and strategy | National AI strategy in preparation; ASEAN guides as reference; no AI-specific law. |
| China | 3 | 2 binding | Instruments on record: Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (2023, regulation, in force); Meas... |
| India | 4 | 1 binding | No binding cross-sector AI law. Binding obligations arise from the DPDP Act 2023 (phased commencement under the November 2025 Rules), the IT... |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1 binding | Instruments on record: Strategi Nasional Kecerdasan Artifisial Indonesia 2020-2045 (2020, strategy, adopted); Surat Edaran Menteri Komunikas... |
| Israel | 1 | Guidance and strategy | National AI policy (2023) as policy; sector regulators act within existing law; no horizontal AI statute. |
| Japan | 3 | 1 binding | Instruments on record: AI Guidelines for Business (2024, guidance, guidance); Act on Promotion of Research and Development, and Utilization... |
| Jordan | 2 | Guidance and strategy | National AI strategy 2023–2027 and AI ethics charter as policy; data-protection law applies. |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 binding | Law on AI adopted (2025); AI development concept 2024–2029 as policy. |
| Kuwait | 1 | Guidance and strategy | National AI strategy 2025–2028 as policy; CITRA guidelines; no AI-specific law. |
| Lebanon | 1 | Guidance and strategy | National AI strategy 2024–2030 as policy; no AI-specific law. |
| Malaysia | 3 | Guidance and strategy | Instruments on record: National Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2021-2025 (2021, strategy, adopted); The National Guidelines on AI Governanc... |
| Mongolia | 1 | Guidance and strategy | National AI strategy (2024) as policy; no AI-specific law. |
| Nepal | 3 | 1 binding | National AI policy adopted (2025); no binding AI-specific law; privacy and electronic-transaction laws apply. Source certainty for policy do... |
| Oman | 1 | Guidance and strategy | National AI programme and government AI policy (2024) as policy; data-protection law applies. |
| Pakistan | 1 | Guidance and strategy | Instruments on record: National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2025 (2025, policy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human ve... |
| Philippines | 2 | Guidance and strategy | Instruments on record: National AI Strategy Roadmap 2.0 (2024, strategy, adopted); National AI Strategy for the Philippines (2025, strategy,... |
| Qatar | 1 | Guidance and strategy | Instruments on record: National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Qatar 2019 (2019, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official so... |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | Guidance and strategy | Instruments on record: National Strategy for Data & AI (2020, strategy, adopted); AI Ethics Principles (2025, guidance, guidance). Each is l... |
| Singapore | 3 | Guidance and strategy | No binding cross-sector AI law. Binding obligations come from the Personal Data Protection Act 2012, the Online Safety framework, sector reg... |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 binding | Instruments on record: Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust (2025, act, i... |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | Guidance and strategy | National AI strategy (2024) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law. |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1 binding | AI Basic Act adopted by the Executive Yuan (2024) and under legislative process; sector guidance from financial regulators. |
| Tajikistan | 1 | Guidance and strategy | Tajikistan approved a Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence until 2040 in 2021. General law (data protection where enacted... |
| Thailand | 2 | Guidance and strategy | Instruments on record: Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan (2022, strategy, adopted); (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial... |
| Türkiye | 2 | 1 binding | National AI strategy 2021–2025 as policy; draft AI law pending in parliament; KVKK AI guidance. |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 binding | No binding federal AI law; national AI strategy and ethics guidance in place; binding personal-data rules at federal level and in the DIFC a... |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | Guidance and strategy | AI development strategy to 2030 (2024) as policy; no AI-specific law. |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1 binding | Instruments on record: National Strategy on Research, Development and Application of Artificial Intelligence to 2030 (2021, strategy, adopte... |
No instrument recorded yet for: Afghanistan, Armenia, Brunei, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, North Korea, Palestine, Syria, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Yemen. See the open gaps.
Milestone recorded for Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan (Japan): Second AI Basic Plan adopted by Cabinet decision. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Milestone recorded for Artificial Intelligence (Malaysia): Ministry of Digital begins engagement and public consultation on the AI Governance Bill. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Milestone recorded for National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2.0 (Singapore): Update to the National AI Strategy released with 10 refreshed priorities. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Milestone recorded for Rancangan Peraturan Presiden tentang Peta Jalan Kecerdasan Artifisial Nasional 2026-2029 (Indonesia): Government completes inter-ministerial finalisation of the roadmap and ethics draft regulations. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Milestone recorded for AI Guidelines for Business (Japan): Ver1.2 published. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Milestone recorded for Law on Artificial Intelligence (Vietnam): Law on Artificial Intelligence enters into force. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Milestone recorded for Rancangan Peraturan Presiden tentang Peta Jalan Kecerdasan Artifisial Nasional 2026-2029 (Indonesia): Inter-ministerial plenary discusses draft Perpres on National AI Roadmap 2026-2029. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
Milestone recorded for National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2026-2030 (Bangladesh): Draft V2.0 published; consultation closed 8 February 2026. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.
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