{"slug":"russia","name":"Russia","short_name":"Russia","iso_code":"RU","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Europe","subregion":"Eastern Europe","overview":"Russia's National Strategy for the Development of AI to 2030 was approved by Presidential Decree No. 490 of 10 October 2019 and substantially updated by Decree No. 124 of 15 February 2024. Federal Law No. 123-FZ (2020) created an experimental legal regime for AI in Moscow, and Federal Law No. 258-FZ (2020) provides a general framework for digital-innovation experimental regimes. An industry AI Code of Ethics (2021) has hundreds of signatories. No comprehensive binding AI law exists; personal-data and information laws apply.","regulatory_status_summary":"National AI strategy (2019, updated 2024) as policy; experimental legal regimes in force; AI ethics code voluntary.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: Federal Law 123-FZ (Moscow AI experimental regime). Strategy or guidance: National AI Strategy to 2030 (Decree 490, updated 2024).","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media","url":"https://digital.gov.ru/","role":"AI strategy implementation"},{"name":"Roskomnadzor","url":"https://rkn.gov.ru/","role":"Personal-data and communications supervision"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 490 of 10 October 2019 on the development of artificial intelligence","publisher":"President of Russia","url":"http://kremlin.ru/acts/bank/44731","document_date":"2019-10-10","document_type":"legislation","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["kazakhstan","china"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/russia","source":{"official_source_url":"http://kremlin.ru/acts/bank/44731","source_title":"Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 490 of 10 October 2019 on the development of artificial intelligence","source_publisher":"President of Russia","source_document_date":"2019-10-10","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":"russia-federal-law-123-fz-moscow-ai-experimental-regime","id":"AIPT-POL-0160","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0160","title":"Federal Law No. 123-FZ of 24 April 2020 on an experiment to establish special regulation to create the conditions for the development and implementation of AI technologies in Moscow","short_title":"Federal Law 123-FZ (Moscow AI experimental regime)","jurisdiction":"russia","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation","summary_plain":"Establishes a five-year experimental legal regime in Moscow (from 1 July 2020) allowing participants to develop and deploy AI technologies under special rules, including processing of anonymised personal data for AI purposes, coordinated by the Moscow government with a register of participants. It was accompanied by amendments to the personal-data law.","adopted_on":"2020-04-24","in_force_on":"2020-07-01","applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"http://kremlin.ru/acts/bank/45475","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/russia-federal-law-123-fz-moscow-ai-experimental-regime"},{"slug":"russia-national-ai-strategy-2030","id":"AIPT-POL-0161","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0161","title":"Национальная стратегия развития искусственного интеллекта на период до 2030 года (Presidential Decree No. 490 of 10 October 2019, as amended by Decree No. 124 of 15 February 2024)","short_title":"National AI Strategy to 2030 (Decree 490, updated 2024)","jurisdiction":"russia","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"President of the Russian Federation","summary_plain":"The national strategy sets goals for AI research, compute, data, talent and adoption across the economy and public administration to 2030, with the 2024 amendment adding targets on domestic compute capacity, large generative models, share of organisations using AI, and trusted-AI requirements for the public sector. It is implemented through the federal \"Artificial Intelligence\" project.","adopted_on":"2019-10-10","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"http://kremlin.ru/acts/bank/44731","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/russia-national-ai-strategy-2030"}]}