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AI regulation in Bhutan

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

Bhutan has 1 recorded AI policy instrument, none of them binding. Instruments on record: Bhutan National AI Strategy 2025 (2025, strategy, adopted). A national strategy framed around the vision of AI rooted in Gross National Happiness. Every record here links to its official source and states its verification status.

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Region
Asia
Instruments recorded
1
Binding instruments
0
In force
0
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Verification
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026

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 Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

AI policy instruments recorded for Bhutan
InstrumentTypeStatusBindingKey dateSource
Bhutan National AI Strategy 2025 National strategy Adopted Voluntary Official

Timeline

Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.

  1. · Bhutan National AI Strategy 2025 adopted

No future deadlines are recorded for Bhutan; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: Bhutan feed · how it works

Latest changes

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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

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Bhutan”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/bhutan (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{AI regulation in Bhutan}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/bhutan}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/bhutan},
  urldate      = {2026-10-27},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026}
}

Frequently asked questions

Does Bhutan have an AI law?

No binding AI-specific law is recorded for Bhutan. The instruments recorded are non-binding: strategies, guidance or standards.

What is the status of AI regulation in Bhutan?

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

Is there a national AI strategy in Bhutan?

Yes: Bhutan National AI Strategy 2025 (2025).

What is binding and what is only guidance in Bhutan?

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

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