# Northern Ireland's Draft Artificial Intelligence Strategy

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
- **Instrument type**: National strategy
- **Status**: Under consultation
- **Binding**: No — guidance, strategy or standard
- **Issuing body**: The Executive Office (Northern Ireland)

## In brief

The Northern Ireland draft AI strategy is a non-binding national strategy of Northern Ireland (United Kingdom), issued by The Executive Office (Northern Ireland). Its current status is under consultation. Northern Ireland departments and the wider public sector. A draft strategy for responsible AI adoption across the Northern Ireland public sector under eight principles; the final version goes to the Executive.

## Summary

A draft strategy for responsible AI adoption across the Northern Ireland public sector under eight principles; the final version goes to the Executive.

## Scope

Northern Ireland departments and the wider public sector.

## Who it applies to

Northern Ireland departments and public bodies.

## Key dates

Consultation ran from 12 August to 7 October 2026.

## Notes on dates

Dates as stated in search extracts of the official source; confirm against it.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0196 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0196; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uk-northern-ireland-draft-ai-strategy
- **Official source**: https://www.executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk/consultations/northern-irelands-draft-artificial-intelligence-strategy
- **Source document**: Consultation: Northern Ireland's draft Artificial Intelligence Strategy
- **Published by**: The Executive Office
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-21
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Northern Ireland's Draft Artificial Intelligence Strategy" [AIPT-POL-0196, record version 1, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0196 (accessed 21 October 2026).

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