# National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Qatar 2019

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Qatar
- **Instrument type**: National strategy
- **Status**: Adopted
- **Binding**: No — guidance, strategy or standard
- **Issuing body**: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (formerly Ministry of Transport and Communications)
- **Adopted**: 2019-10-29

## In brief

National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Qatar 2019 is a non-binding national strategy of Qatar, issued by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (formerly Ministry of Transport and Communications). It was adopted on 29 October 2019. Scope is as set out in the official text linked below.

## Summary

Developed by the Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence and adopted by the government as the national strategy, the document sets out six pillars: education, data access, employment, business, research, and ethics. It provides recommendations for building an AI research and innovation ecosystem and for the responsible adoption of AI across society. A national AI committee was subsequently formed to develop an implementation plan.

## Scope

Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (formerly Ministry of Transport and Communications). Oversight: National Artificial Intelligence Committee under MCIT oversees implementation planning. Stated purpose: Prepare Qatar for an 'AI+X' future in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.

## Key dates

2019-10-29: Strategy adopted and announced by the government at QITCOM 2019

## 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-0158 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0158; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/qatar-national-artificial-intelligence-strategy-for-qatar-2019
- **Official source**: https://www.mcit.gov.qa/-/media/mcit/documents/strategies/national_artificial_intelligence_strategy_for_qatar_2019_en.pdf
- **Source document**: National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Qatar 2019
- **Published by**: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Qatar
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: medium
- **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). "National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Qatar 2019" [AIPT-POL-0158, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0158 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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