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Nepal's Council of Ministers approves the National AI Policy

Concerns Nepal National AI Policy

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

Nepal's Council of Ministers approves the National AI Policy. Recorded for Nepal on 1 August 2025. It concerns the Nepal National AI Policy. The cabinet approved the National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2082, Nepal's first national AI policy. Afterwards the instrument is recorded as adopted. In practice: Organisations in Nepal should expect implementing measures, institutions and possible legislation to follow.

Date
1 August 2025
Jurisdiction
Nepal
Instrument
Nepal National AI Policy
Impact
High
Status afterwards
Adopted
Official source
Government of Nepal

What changed?

The cabinet approved the National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2082, Nepal's first national AI policy. Exact approval date and the published text need confirmation from MoCIT.

What does it mean in practice?

Organisations in Nepal should expect implementing measures, institutions and possible legislation to follow.

Official source

Ministry of Communication and Information TechnologyGovernment of Nepal

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Nepal's Council of Ministers approves the National AI Policy” [AIPT-CHG-0073, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0073 (accessed 8 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Permanent id AIPT-CHG-0073: it never changes or gets reused, and its address keeps working if this page moves.

Cite the official text alongside it: Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of Nepal, https://mocit.gov.np/.

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  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{Nepal's Council of Ministers approves the National AI Policy}},
  year         = {2026},
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  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-08-nepal-national-ai-policy-approved},
  urldate      = {2026-11-08},
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