UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/78/265: Seizing the opportunities of safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems for sustainable development (21 March 2024)
The first General Assembly resolution on AI, adopted by consensus with more than 120 co-sponsors, encourages states to promote safe, secure and trustworthy AI systems that respect human rights and advance the Sustainable Development Goals, to close digital divides, and to develop governance frameworks and interoperable safeguards; it calls on companies to act responsibly. It was followed by resolution A/RES/79/325 (August 2025) establishing an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance under the Global Digital Compact.
Adopted 21 Mar 2024
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Ireland
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National strategy
Adopted
AI – Here for Good: National Artificial Intelligence Strategy for Ireland (2021, refreshed 2024)
Ireland's national AI strategy, first published in July 2021 and refreshed in November 2024 to reflect the EU AI Act and generative AI, is organised around building public trust, leveraging AI for economic and societal benefit, and enablers such as data, infrastructure, skills and governance. The refresh sets out Ireland's AI Act implementation model, public-sector AI guidelines and an AI advisory council.
Adopted 8 Jul 2021
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India
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Guidance
Guidance
India AI Governance Guidelines (MeitY, 2025)
The India AI Governance Guidelines set out a principle-based, pro-innovation approach to governing AI in India. They articulate guiding principles (such as trust, people-first design, fairness, accountability, safety and transparency), propose an institutional framework including an AI governance group and an AI Safety Institute role, favour applying existing laws over a new AI statute, and recommend voluntary commitments, techno-legal measures, risk-based oversight and incident reporting for AI systems.
Adopted 5 Nov 2025
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Iceland
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National strategy
Adopted
Aðgerðaáætlun um gervigreind 2024–2026 (Action plan on artificial intelligence)
The 2024–2026 action plan implements Iceland's AI policy with measures on AI in public services, the Icelandic language in AI systems, skills and research, ethics and security, and preparation for the EU AI Act.
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Greece
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National strategy
Adopted
A Blueprint for Greece's AI Transformation – report of the AI Advisory Committee
Delivered in November 2024, the Advisory Committee's report proposes a national AI strategy: public-sector AI deployment, AI in health, education and agriculture, sovereign Greek language models, compute, skills, regulatory sandboxes and governance aligned with the EU AI Act.
Adopted 19 Nov 2024
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Greece
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Act / statute
In force
Binding
Νόμος 4961/2022: Αναδυόμενες τεχνολογίες πληροφορικής και επικοινωνιών, ενίσχυση της ψηφιακής διακυβέρνησης και άλλες διατάξεις
Law 4961/2022, published in July 2022, contains a chapter on artificial intelligence: public-sector bodies must carry out an algorithmic impact assessment and publish information before deploying AI systems that affect people, keep a register of AI systems, and ensure the Hellenic Data Protection Authority's oversight; medium and large private companies must inform workers about AI systems used in employment decisions and maintain an ethical-use policy. It also regulates IoT, 3D printing, blockchain and unmanned aircraft.
In force 27 Jul 2022
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Hungary
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National strategy
Adopted
Magyarország Mesterséges Intelligencia Stratégiája 2020–2030
Adopted in September 2020, the strategy sets goals to 2030 on data economy, AI research and education, public-sector and industrial adoption, and transformative programmes such as an AI-driven public administration and language technology, coordinated with the AI Coalition of companies, universities and public bodies.
Adopted 8 Sep 2020
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Finland
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National strategy
Adopted
Finland's Age of Artificial Intelligence: Turning Finland into a leading country in the application of AI (objective and recommendations for measures)
The 2017 report of the steering group appointed by the Minister of Economic Affairs proposed eight key actions to make Finland a leader in applying AI: enhancing business competitiveness, using data in all sectors, faster adoption, top-level expertise and talent, bold decisions and investments, the best public services, new cooperation models and a human-centred approach. It launched the national AI programme continued in the 2019 final report and the AI 4.0 programme.
Adopted 23 Oct 2017
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France
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National strategy
Adopted
Stratégie nationale pour l'intelligence artificielle (National AI Strategy, phases 1–3, 2018–2025)
Launched in March 2018 following the Villani report, the national AI strategy funds research institutes (3IA then AI clusters), talent, compute and business adoption. The second phase (2021) focused on training and diffusion into the economy; the third phase (2024–2025) emphasises sovereign generative-AI models, compute and public-sector use, and framed France's hosting of the AI Action Summit in February 2025.
Adopted 29 Mar 2018
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Germany
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National strategy
Adopted
Strategie Künstliche Intelligenz der Bundesregierung (AI Strategy of the Federal Government, 2018, updated 2020)
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 15 Nov 2018
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Croatia
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National strategy
Proposed
Nacionalni plan razvoja umjetne inteligencije
The national AI plan sets priorities for research, skills, public-sector and business adoption, data and infrastructure and trustworthy AI in line with the EU coordinated plan and the AI Act.
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Ecuador
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Bill
Proposed
Binding
Proyecto de Ley Orgánica de Regulación y Promoción de la Inteligencia Artificial
The draft organic law proposes principles for AI (human-centric, transparency, non-discrimination, safety), a risk-based classification with prohibited and high-risk uses, obligations for developers and deployers, a national AI authority and sanctions, drawing on the EU AI Act and UNESCO recommendation.
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Cyprus
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National strategy
Adopted
National Artificial Intelligence Strategy of the Republic of Cyprus
Approved in January 2020 and updated by an action plan in 2024, the strategy covers research, skills, data and infrastructure, public-sector and business adoption, and ethical, trustworthy AI aligned with the EU framework.
Adopted 15 Jan 2020
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El Salvador
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Act / statute
In force
Binding
Ley para el Fomento de la Inteligencia Artificial y Tecnologías Emergentes (Decreto Legislativo, febrero de 2025)
Approved by the Legislative Assembly in February 2025, the law promotes AI development and investment, creates the National Agency for Artificial Intelligence (ANIA) as regulator, defines rights and principles (human oversight, transparency, non-discrimination, data protection), sets registration and sandbox mechanisms and limits liability of developers who act in good faith under the law, alongside data-processing rules for AI training.
Adopted 25 Feb 2025
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Cuba
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National strategy
Adopted
Estrategia para el desarrollo y uso de la inteligencia artificial en Cuba
The strategy sets principles for the ethical development and use of AI in Cuba, priorities for public administration, health and education, and a governance structure led by the Ministry of Communications.
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Czechia
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National strategy
Adopted
Národní strategie umělé inteligence České republiky 2030
Approved by the government in July 2024, the strategy to 2030 replaces the 2019 strategy and sets priorities on research and innovation, skills, infrastructure and data, industry and public-sector adoption, trustworthy AI and AI Act implementation, with measurable goals and a governance structure.
Adopted 24 Jul 2024
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Ethiopia
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Policy
Adopted
National Artificial Intelligence Policy of Ethiopia
Approved by the Council of Ministers in 2024, the policy sets objectives for AI research and talent, adoption in agriculture, health, education, security and public services, data governance and infrastructure, and ethical, responsible use, with the Ethiopian AI Institute as implementing body.
Adopted 1 Jun 2024
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Estonia
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National strategy
Adopted
Eesti tehisintellekti tegevuskava 2024–2026 (Estonia's national AI action plan)
The third Estonian AI action plan continues the "kratt" programme: adoption of AI in public services and the Bürokratt virtual-assistant ecosystem, support for private-sector use, skills and research, data availability, and preparation for the EU AI Act, including public-sector guidelines on generative AI.
Adopted 1 Jan 2024
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European Union
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Regulation
Partially applicable
Binding
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — Artificial Intelligence Act
The EU AI Act is a binding regulation that sets rules for developing, placing on the market and using AI systems in the European Union. It bans a small set of practices considered unacceptable, imposes detailed requirements on "high-risk" AI systems used in areas such as employment, education, credit, essential services, law enforcement and safety-critical products, requires transparency for chatbots and synthetic content, and creates separate duties for providers of general-purpose AI models. Obligations apply in phases between 2025 and 2027.
Applies from 2 Aug 2026
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Denmark
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National strategy
Adopted
National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence
Published in March 2019, the strategy sets a responsible foundation for AI (ethical principles, data ethics council, legal clarity), more and better data, strong competences and new knowledge, and increased investment, with priority sectors of health, energy and utilities, agriculture and transport, and a set of public-sector pilot projects.
Adopted 14 Mar 2019
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