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AI regulation in Qatar

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

Overview

Developed by the Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence and adopted by the government as the national strategy, the document sets out six pillars: education, data access, employment, business, research, and ethics.

What is the current regulatory status?

Instruments on record: National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Qatar 2019 (2019, strategy, adopted). Each is linked to its official source; human verification pending.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Qatar 2019.

Key policy instruments

Qatar National strategy Adopted

National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Qatar 2019

Developed by the Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence and adopted by the government as the national strategy, the document sets out six pillars: education, data access, employment, business, research, and ethics. It provides recommendations for building an AI research and innovation ecosystem and for the responsible adoption of AI across society. A national AI committee was subsequently formed to develop an implementation plan.

Adopted 29 Oct 2019 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. National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Qatar 2019
    Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Qatar · 2019-10-29 · Tier 1 source

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