{"slug":"trinidad-and-tobago","name":"Trinidad and Tobago","short_name":"Trinidad and Tobago","iso_code":"TT","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Americas","subregion":"Caribbean","overview":"Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Digital Transformation published a draft national AI policy for consultation in 2025. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and sector rules) applies to AI systems. This record exists so that coverage is complete and honest: it will be expanded when an official AI instrument is published or a reviewer adds one with its source.","regulatory_status_summary":"Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Digital Transformation published a draft national AI policy for consultation in 2025. General law (data protection where enacted, consumer, telecommunications and sector rules) applies to AI systems.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: no AI-specific instrument recorded. Strategy or guidance: none recorded.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Ministry of Digital Transformation","url":"https://www.mdt.gov.tt/","role":"Official government portal; AI policy lead not yet identified"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Ministry of Digital Transformation","publisher":"Government of Trinidad and Tobago","url":"https://www.mdt.gov.tt/","document_type":"official","tier":1},{"title":"Data Protection and Privacy Legislation Worldwide (country table)","publisher":"UNCTAD","url":"https://unctad.org/page/data-protection-and-privacy-legislation-worldwide","document_type":"secondary","tier":3}],"related_jurisdictions":["jamaica","barbados"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/trinidad-and-tobago","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.mdt.gov.tt/","source_title":"Ministry of Digital Transformation","source_publisher":"Government of Trinidad and Tobago","source_document_date":null,"source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"low","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":[]}