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AI regulation in Egypt

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 2 instruments · 0 binding

Overview

Egypt's first national AI strategy framed AI as a tool for the country's sustainable development goals and for positioning Egypt as an active contributor to AI in Africa and the Arab region. The second edition updates Egypt's 2021 strategy for 2025-2030 around six pillars: governance, data, infrastructure, technology, talent and ecosystem.

What is the current regulatory status?

Instruments on record: Egypt National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2021, strategy, adopted); National AI Strategy (2025, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Egypt National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, National AI Strategy.

Key policy instruments

Egypt National strategy Adopted

Egypt National Artificial Intelligence Strategy

Egypt's first national AI strategy framed AI as a tool for the country's sustainable development goals and for positioning Egypt as an active contributor to AI in Africa and the Arab region. It covered AI for government, development, capacity building and international activities. It has been superseded by the 2025-2030 second edition.

Adopted 1 Jul 2021 Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source
Egypt National strategy Adopted

National AI Strategy

National AI Strategy - Second Edition 2025-2030

The second edition updates Egypt's 2021 strategy for 2025-2030 around six pillars: governance, data, infrastructure, technology, talent and ecosystem. It sets targets for AI specialists, startups and ICT's contribution to GDP, and includes plans for national foundational models and expanded regional and international cooperation.

Adopted 1 Jan 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. Egypt National Artificial Intelligence Strategy
    Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt · 2021-07-01 · Tier 1 source
  2. National AI Strategy - Second Edition 2025-2030
    Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt · 2025-01-01 · Tier 1 source

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