{"slug":"egypt-national-ai-strategy","title":"National AI Strategy - Second Edition 2025-2030","short_title":"National AI Strategy","jurisdiction":"egypt","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"issuing_body":"National Council for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology","summary_plain":"The second edition updates Egypt's 2021 strategy for 2025-2030 around six pillars: governance, data, infrastructure, technology, talent and ecosystem. It sets targets for AI specialists, startups and ICT's contribution to GDP, and includes plans for national foundational models and expanded regional and international cooperation.","adopted_on":"2025-01-01","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://mcit.gov.eg/en/Publication/Publication_Summary/10550","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-09-11T14:53:00+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/egypt-national-ai-strategy","status_note":"MCIT lists the publication month as January 2025 only, so the first of the month is used; media reported a presidential launch on 22 January 2025. Milestone 2 date is also month-only.","scope_summary":"Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by National Council for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Oversight: NCAI (chaired by the ICT Minister) oversees implementation across ministries. Stated purpose: Move from AI adoption to large-scale, sovereign AI capability supporting Digital Egypt.","who_it_applies_to":null,"key_dates_summary":"2025-01-01: Second edition published by MCIT (January 2025); 2026-01-01: NCAI mandate expanded to AI, Quantum Computing and Emerging Technologies (January 2026)","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.","taxonomy":[],"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"National AI Strategy - Second Edition 2025-2030","publisher":"Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt","url":"https://mcit.gov.eg/en/Publication/Publication_Summary/10550","document_date":"2025-01-01","document_type":"strategy","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"},{"title":"Second edition published by MCIT (January 2025)","publisher":"Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt","url":"https://mcit.gov.eg/Upcont/Documents/Publications_2212025000_National_AI_Strategy_Second_Edition_2025_2030.pdf","document_date":"2025-01-01","document_type":"official","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"},{"title":"NCAI mandate expanded to AI, Quantum Computing and Emerging Technologies (January 2026)","publisher":"Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt","url":"https://mcit.gov.eg/en/Artificial_Intelligence","document_date":"2026-01-01","document_type":"official","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://mcit.gov.eg/en/Publication/Publication_Summary/10550","source_title":"National AI Strategy - Second Edition 2025-2030","source_publisher":"Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt","source_document_date":"2025-01-01","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Imported from the source-backed legacy dataset (database/data/ai_policies.json); fields limited to what the official source page states. Reviewer to enrich scope, dates and obligations.","reviewed_by":null}}