AI regulation in the Dominican Republic

What is the current regulatory status?

National AI strategy (2023) as policy; no AI-specific law.

Binding rules versus guidance

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

Key policy instruments

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.

Timeline

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

1. 1 Oct 2023 · National AI Strategy (ENIA) adopted

Latest changes

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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

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.
3. Check data-protection, consumer, employment and sector law that applies to AI systems regardless of AI-specific instruments.

Official government and regulator sources

1. Estrategia Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial de la República Dominicana
   OGTIC · 2023-10-01 · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Dominican Republic”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/dominican-republic (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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