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AI regulation in Serbia

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

Serbia has 2 recorded AI policy instruments, none of them binding. AI strategy 2025–2030 adopted; ethical guidelines (2023); AI law in preparation; EU AI Act alignment as a candidate country. Regulators include Kancelarija za informacione tehnologije i elektronsku upravu, Poverenik za informacije od javnog značaja i zaštitu podataka o ličnosti.

Type
Country
Region
Europe
Instruments recorded
2
Binding instruments
0
In force
0
Regulators
Kancelarija za informacione tehnologije i elektronsku upravu, Poverenik za informacije od javnog značaja i zaštitu podataka o ličnosti
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Verification
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026

Overview

Serbia, an EU candidate, adopted the first AI development strategy in the Western Balkans in 2019 (2020–2025), ethical guidelines for AI in 2023, and a new AI Development Strategy 2025–2030 in 2025, and has been drafting a law on artificial intelligence aligned with the EU AI Act. The Office for IT and eGovernment and the Institute for AI Research and Development of Serbia lead implementation.

What is the current regulatory status?

AI strategy 2025–2030 adopted; ethical guidelines (2023); AI law in preparation; EU AI Act alignment as a candidate country.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: AI Development Strategy 2025–2030; Ethical guidelines for trustworthy AI (2023).

Key policy instruments

Serbia Guidance Guidance

Ethical guidelines for trustworthy AI (2023)

Етичке смернице за развој, примену и употребу поуздане и одговорне вештачке интелигенције

Adopted in March 2023, the guidelines set principles and requirements for trustworthy and responsible AI in Serbia (human agency, safety, privacy, transparency, non-discrimination, societal well-being, accountability), with self-assessment questions for developers and users, drawing on the EU ethics guidelines and the UNESCO recommendation.

Adopted 23 Mar 2023 Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source
Serbia National strategy Adopted

AI Development Strategy 2025–2030

Стратегија развоја вештачке интелигенције у Републици Србији за период 2025–2030

Adopted in 2025, the second national AI strategy sets goals to 2030 on research and talent, AI in the economy and public administration, data and compute infrastructure, trustworthy AI and alignment with the EU AI Act and the Council of Europe convention, and the preparation of an AI law.

Adopted 1 Mar 2025 Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

AI policy instruments recorded for Serbia
InstrumentTypeStatusBindingKey dateSource
Ethical guidelines for trustworthy AI (2023) Guidance Guidance Voluntary Official
AI Development Strategy 2025–2030 National strategy Adopted Voluntary Official

Timeline

Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.

  1. · Ethical guidelines for trustworthy AI (2023) adopted
  2. · AI Development Strategy 2025–2030 adopted

No future deadlines are recorded for Serbia; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: Serbia feed · how it works

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Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

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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. AI Serbia – national AI portal
    Government of the Republic of Serbia · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Serbia”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/serbia (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/serbia},
  urldate      = {2026-10-27},
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Frequently asked questions

Does Serbia have an AI law?

No binding AI-specific law is recorded for Serbia. The instruments recorded are non-binding: strategies, guidance or standards.

Who regulates AI in Serbia?

Kancelarija za informacione tehnologije i elektronsku upravu (Office for IT and eGovernment; AI strategy implementation); Poverenik za informacije od javnog značaja i zaštitu podataka o ličnosti (Data-protection authority).

What is the status of AI regulation in Serbia?

AI strategy 2025–2030 adopted; ethical guidelines (2023); AI law in preparation; EU AI Act alignment as a candidate country.

Is there a national AI strategy in Serbia?

Yes: AI Development Strategy 2025–2030 (2025).

What is binding and what is only guidance in Serbia?

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: AI Development Strategy 2025–2030; Ethical guidelines for trustworthy AI (2023).

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