{"slug":"ukraine","name":"Ukraine","short_name":"Ukraine","iso_code":"UA","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Europe","subregion":"Eastern Europe","overview":"Ukraine, an EU candidate, adopted a Concept for the Development of AI in 2020 and, through the Ministry of Digital Transformation, a 2023 roadmap for AI regulation that follows a \"bottom-up\" approach: voluntary tools, a code of conduct and sandboxes first, with a law aligned to the EU AI Act to follow. Ukraine signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI in 2024.","regulatory_status_summary":"AI concept (2020) and regulation roadmap (2023) as policy; AI law in preparation; Council of Europe convention signed.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Roadmap for AI regulation (2023).","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine","url":"https://thedigital.gov.ua/","role":"AI policy lead; expert committee on AI"},{"name":"Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights","url":"https://www.ombudsman.gov.ua/","role":"Data-protection supervision"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine","publisher":"Government of Ukraine","url":"https://thedigital.gov.ua/","document_type":"official","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["eu","poland","council-of-europe"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/ukraine","source":{"official_source_url":"https://thedigital.gov.ua/","source_title":"Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine","source_publisher":"Government of Ukraine","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":[{"slug":"ukraine-roadmap-for-ai-regulation-2023","id":"AIPT-POL-0204","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0204","title":"Roadmap for the regulation of artificial intelligence in Ukraine","short_title":"Roadmap for AI regulation (2023)","jurisdiction":"ukraine","instrument_type":"policy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine","summary_plain":"Published in October 2023, the roadmap sets a two-stage, bottom-up approach: first voluntary instruments (white paper, general and sector recommendations, a self-assessment tool, a code of conduct and regulatory sandboxes) to help businesses prepare, then a law on AI harmonised with the EU AI Act, timed with Ukraine's EU accession path.","adopted_on":"2023-10-01","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://thedigital.gov.ua/","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"low","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:25+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/ukraine-roadmap-for-ai-regulation-2023"}]}