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Strategy or guidance: Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan, (Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[],"official_sources":[{"title":"Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan (2022-2027)","publisher":"National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), NSTDA","url":"https://www.nectec.or.th/en/about/news/cabinet-national-ai-strategy.html","document_date":"2022-07-26","document_type":"strategy","tier":1},{"title":"(Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence","publisher":"Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA), Thailand","url":"https://www.etda.or.th/th/pr-news/law_ai.aspx","document_date":"2025-06-11","document_type":"consultation","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":[],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/ai-regulation-thailand","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.nectec.or.th/en/about/news/cabinet-national-ai-strategy.html","source_title":"Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan (2022-2027)","source_publisher":"National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), NSTDA","source_document_date":"2022-07-26","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":"Generated from the source-backed legacy dataset; overview composed from the listed instruments. Reviewer to add regulators and refine.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"thailand-draft-principles-of-the-law-on-artificial-intelligence","id":"AIPT-POL-0186","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0186","title":"(Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence","short_title":"(Draft) Principles of the Law on Artificial Intelligence","jurisdiction":"thailand","instrument_type":"consultation","status":"under_consultation","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Ministry of Digital Economy and Society / Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA)","summary_plain":"Draft principles for a Thai AI law released for public hearing by MDES and ETDA. They propose a risk-based structure that distinguishes prohibited and high-risk AI, duties for providers and deployers, human oversight, incident reporting and a regulatory sandbox, while leaving sector regulators to set proportionate rules. The draft merges the 2022 ONDE royal decree draft and the 2023 ETDA promotion act draft.","adopted_on":"2025-06-11","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.etda.or.th/th/pr-news/law_ai.aspx","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/thailand-draft-principles-of-the-law-on-artificial-intelligence"},{"slug":"thailand-thailand-national-ai-strategy-and-action-plan","id":"AIPT-POL-0187","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0187","title":"Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan (2022-2027)","short_title":"Thailand National AI Strategy and Action Plan","jurisdiction":"thailand","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Cabinet of Thailand (prepared by MHESI and MDES; NECTEC/NSTDA secretariat)","summary_plain":"A cabinet-approved strategy and action plan with five strategies: readiness in ethics, law and regulation; national AI infrastructure; human capability and education; AI technology and innovation development; and promotion of AI use in public and private sectors. It sets targets for AI talent, research prototypes and economic impact through 2027 and is implemented in phases coordinated across ministries.","adopted_on":"2022-07-26","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.nectec.or.th/en/about/news/cabinet-national-ai-strategy.html","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/thailand-thailand-national-ai-strategy-and-action-plan"}]}