# Concept Paper on the Use and Practice of Artificial Intelligence in Nepal

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Nepal
- **Instrument type**: Consultation
- **Status**: Superseded
- **Binding**: No — guidance, strategy or standard
- **Issuing body**: Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
- **Published**: 2024-07-05

## In brief

Concept Paper on the Use and Practice of Artificial Intelligence in Nepal is a non-binding consultation of Nepal, issued by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. It was superseded 5 July 2024. Scope is as set out in the official text linked below.

## Summary

A concept paper prepared by a ministry-appointed committee that surveys the state of AI use in Nepal, its opportunities and risks, and the gaps in existing law and infrastructure. It recommends formulating a national AI policy and strategy, addressing data protection, privacy and cybersecurity, and building governance structures. The paper was published for public suggestions and is cited in the 2025 policy as its precursor.

## Scope

Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. Oversight: MoCIT technical committee. Stated purpose: Assess Nepal's AI readiness and lay the groundwork for a national AI policy and law.

## Key dates

2024-07-05: Concept paper published for comments on MoCIT website (21 Asar 2081)

## Notes on dates

Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0138 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0138; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/nepal-concept-paper-on-the-use-and-practice-of-artificial-intelligence-in-nepal
- **Official source**: https://mocit.gov.np/content/12663/12663-nepal/
- **Source document**: Concept Paper on the Use and Practice of Artificial Intelligence in Nepal
- **Published by**: Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of Nepal
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Concept Paper on the Use and Practice of Artificial Intelligence in Nepal" [AIPT-POL-0138, record version 2, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0138 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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