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AI regulation in Oman

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

Overview

Oman's Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology launched the National Programme for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Digital Technologies (2024) and an AI policy for government entities, within the Digital Economy Programme; the Personal Data Protection Law (Royal Decree 6/2022) applies.

What is the current regulatory status?

National AI programme and government AI policy (2024) as policy; data-protection law applies.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National AI programme and government AI policy (2024).

Key policy instruments

Oman Policy Adopted

National AI programme and government AI policy (2024)

National Programme for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Digital Technologies; AI policy for government entities

The programme sets AI adoption goals for government and priority sectors, talent and research initiatives and an AI policy with ethical principles and governance requirements for government entities.

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

No change events recorded yet.

Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

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. Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology
    Government of Oman · Tier 1 source

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