{"slug":"ethiopia","name":"Ethiopia","short_name":"Ethiopia","iso_code":"ET","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Africa","subregion":"Eastern Africa","overview":"Ethiopia approved a National Artificial Intelligence Policy in 2024, implemented by the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute (established 2020), covering AI in agriculture, health, security and public services, talent, data and ethics; the Personal Data Protection Proclamation (2024) applies.","regulatory_status_summary":"National AI policy (2024) as policy; AI Institute leads; data-protection law applies.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National AI Policy (2024).","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute","url":"https://www.aii.et/","role":"National AI research and policy implementation body"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute","publisher":"Government of Ethiopia","url":"https://www.aii.et/","document_type":"official","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["african-union","kenya","rwanda"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/ethiopia","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.aii.et/","source_title":"Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute","source_publisher":"Government of Ethiopia","source_document_date":null,"source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"ethiopia-national-ai-policy-2024","id":"AIPT-POL-0072","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0072","title":"National Artificial Intelligence Policy of Ethiopia","short_title":"National AI Policy (2024)","jurisdiction":"ethiopia","instrument_type":"policy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Council of Ministers of Ethiopia (Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute)","summary_plain":"Approved by the Council of Ministers in 2024, the policy sets objectives for AI research and talent, adoption in agriculture, health, education, security and public services, data governance and infrastructure, and ethical, responsible use, with the Ethiopian AI Institute as implementing body.","adopted_on":"2024-06-01","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.aii.et/","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:23+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/ethiopia-national-ai-policy-2024"}]}