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AI regulation in Algeria

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 1 instrument · 0 binding

Overview

Algeria created a National AI Council and adopted a national AI strategy (2025) through the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Start-ups and Micro-enterprises and the Ministry of Higher Education, with a national AI school opened in 2021; Law 18-07 on personal data applies.

What is the current regulatory status?

National AI strategy (2025) as policy; National AI Council; no AI-specific law.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National AI strategy (2025).

Key policy instruments

Algeria National strategy Adopted

National AI strategy (2025)

Stratégie nationale de l'intelligence artificielle de l'Algérie

The strategy sets priorities on AI talent and research, start-ups, public-sector and industrial adoption, data and compute, and governance through the National AI Council.

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source

Upcoming deadlines

No scheduled future dates recorded. Past milestones are listed on each policy page.

Latest changes

No change events recorded yet.

Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Use cases: AI in public services
Sectors: Cross-sector / all sectors
Obligation areas

How to use this information

Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.
Check data-protection, consumer, employment and sector law that applies to AI systems regardless of AI-specific instruments.
Use the African Union Continental AI Strategy (2024) as the regional reference where a national instrument is missing.

Official government and regulator sources

Ministère de l'Économie de la Connaissance, des Start-up et des Micro-entreprises
Government of Algeria · Tier 1 source

Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.