Artificial Intelligence - Egypt

The National Council for AI adopted the Egyptian Charter for Responsible AI in April 2023 — a non-binding set of principles (e.g., do-no-harm, fairness, transparency, accountability, human oversight) adapted to the local context and aligned with UNESCO's AI ethics recommendation.

The second-edition National AI Strategy, issued by MCIT and the NCAI, is built on six pillars (Governance, Technology, Data, Infrastructure, Ecosystem, Talent) and sets goals such as expanding the AI talent base and 'sovereign AI' capabilities; it commits to developing a regulatory/AI-law system rather than itself being binding law.

A dedicated AI Law is being developed by MCIT and the NCAI, intended to convert the Charter's voluntary principles into binding obligations and establish statutory oversight; as of 2026 it remains in draft and is not in force.

AI policy is coordinated by the National Council for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI), established under MCIT; the strategy provides for a Center for Responsible AI to handle ethical oversight, compliance monitoring, and guidance.

Egypt developed its responsible-AI approach with UNESCO support, including a Readiness Assessment Methodology under UNESCO's Recommendation on the Ethics of AI, anchoring its guidelines in international ethics frameworks.

Unlike the EU AI Act model, Egypt has no horizontal AI statute in force; current obligations rest on voluntary guidelines plus general laws (e.g., the Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020) until the draft AI law is passed.