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AI regulation in Sri Lanka

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

Overview

Sri Lanka published a National AI Strategy in 2024 through the Ministry of Digital Economy (formerly Technology) with a task force and a proposed national AI centre, following UNESCO's readiness assessment; the Personal Data Protection Act No. 9 of 2022 and its Data Protection Authority apply to AI processing personal data.

What is the current regulatory status?

National AI strategy (2024) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National AI Strategy (2024).

Key policy instruments

Sri Lanka National strategy Adopted

National AI Strategy (2024)

National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence for Sri Lanka

The strategy sets priorities on AI skills and research, public-sector and industry adoption, data and compute infrastructure, and responsible-AI governance, with a national AI centre and implementation task force.

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

Use cases: AI in public services
Sectors: Cross-sector / all sectors
Obligation areas

How to use this information

Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.
Check data-protection, consumer, employment and sector law that applies to AI systems regardless of AI-specific instruments.

Official government and regulator sources

Ministry of Digital Economy
Government of Sri Lanka · Tier 1 source

Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.