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AI regulation in Bhutan

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

Overview

A national strategy framed around the vision of AI rooted in Gross National Happiness.

What is the current regulatory status?

Instruments on record: Bhutan National AI Strategy 2025 (2025, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Bhutan National AI Strategy 2025.

Key policy instruments

Bhutan National strategy Adopted

Bhutan National AI Strategy 2025

Bhutan National AI Strategy 2025 (NAIS 2025)

A national strategy framed around the vision of AI rooted in Gross National Happiness. It identifies eight focus areas (agriculture and livestock, tourism, green energy, education, health, public service delivery, natural resources and biodiversity, and culture and language) and seven enablers such as infrastructure, governance and regulation, cybersecurity, skills, research, collaboration and funding. It aims to raise Bhutan's AI maturity by the end of the 13th Five Year Plan and includes monitoring, evaluation and risk-mitigation provisions.

Adopted 1 Oct 2025 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

How to use this information

  1. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  2. Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. Bhutan National AI Strategy 2025 (NAIS 2025)
    GovTech Agency, Royal Government of Bhutan · 2025-10-01 · Tier 1 source

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