AI regulation in Cambodia (2026)

MPTC's AI Working Group (established April 2024) produced a first draft in February 2025, covering six strategic priorities: human resource development, data and infrastructure, digital government adoption, sectoral adoption, ethical/responsible AI, and collaboration and R&D. Public consultation ran 11–20 June 2025; the strategy was still a draft at the February 2026 World Governments Summit.

As of May 2026, Cambodia has no AI-specific law in force. MPTC has acknowledged gaps in data privacy, algorithmic accountability, and transparency, and is separately developing personal data protection and cybersecurity legal instruments. No bans on specific AI uses have been enacted.

Cambodia became the fourth Southeast Asian country to complete UNESCO's AI Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM), engaging over 180 stakeholders from November 2024. The resulting report, launched mid-2025, identified capacity and governance gaps and is intended to inform finalization of the NAIS.

MPTC has stated it is preparing a separate National AI Governance Framework to balance regulation and innovation, in line with global trends. Six AI safety roundtable discussions were held between September 2024 and March 2025 with over 1,000 participants, feeding into this framework.

Cambodia participated in and adheres to the ASEAN Expanded Guide on AI Governance and Ethics, adopted by ASEAN Digital Ministers in January 2025. This non-binding regional guide sets principles for ethical AI design, development, and deployment across member states.

AI governance sits within the Cambodia Digital Economy and Society Policy Framework 2021–2035 and the Digital Government Policy 2022–2035 (both issued by MPTC), which set overarching targets for digital transformation but contain no AI-specific binding obligations.