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AI regulation in Uganda

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

Overview

Uganda's Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has been developing a National AI Strategy (2024–2025) and AI guidelines within the Digital Transformation Roadmap; the Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 and the Personal Data Protection Office apply to AI processing personal data.

What is the current regulatory status?

National AI strategy in development; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National AI strategy (in development).

Key policy instruments

Uganda National strategy Proposed

National AI strategy (in development)

Uganda National Artificial Intelligence Strategy

A national AI strategy under development covering governance and ethics, skills, public-sector and agricultural use cases, data and infrastructure, within the Digital Transformation Roadmap.

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.
Use the African Union Continental AI Strategy (2024) as the regional reference where a national instrument is missing.

Official government and regulator sources

Ministry of ICT and National Guidance
Government of Uganda · Tier 1 source

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