{"slug":"germany-ai-strategy-of-the-federal-government","title":"Strategie Künstliche Intelligenz der Bundesregierung (AI Strategy of the Federal Government, 2018, updated 2020)","short_title":"AI Strategy of the Federal Government","jurisdiction":"germany","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"issuing_body":"Federal Government of Germany (BMBF, BMWK, BMAS)","summary_plain":"The federal AI strategy, adopted in November 2018 and updated in December 2020, sets out how Germany intends to make AI research, transfer and use competitive while anchoring AI in fundamental rights and the common good. The 2020 update raised planned federal funding to around EUR 5 billion to 2025 and added priorities on pandemic response, sustainability, health, mobility and AI in the public sector. It commits to a European approach to AI regulation and to trustworthy-AI standards.","adopted_on":"2018-11-15","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.ki-strategie-deutschland.de/","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-09-11T14:53:01+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/germany-ai-strategy-of-the-federal-government","status_note":null,"scope_summary":"Applies to federal government action: research funding, transfer programmes, skills, infrastructure and public-sector use. It creates no obligations for private organisations.","who_it_applies_to":null,"key_dates_summary":"2018-11-15: strategy adopted; 2020-12-02: update published.","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Adopted by the federal cabinet on 15 November 2018; update published 2 December 2020.","taxonomy":{"actor":["public_authority"],"sector":["cross_sector","public_services"],"use_case":["public_services"]},"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"Strategie Künstliche Intelligenz der Bundesregierung","publisher":"Die Bundesregierung","url":"https://www.ki-strategie-deutschland.de/","document_date":"2020-12-02","document_type":"strategy","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.ki-strategie-deutschland.de/","source_title":"Strategie Künstliche Intelligenz der Bundesregierung","source_publisher":"Die Bundesregierung","source_document_date":"2020-12-02","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion from the official source listed; reviewer to confirm dates, status and scope against the source text.","reviewed_by":null}}