AI regulation in Fiji: laws & policy (2026)

Pacific Island Forum leaders, including Fiji, endorsed a set of AI governance principles and directed ICT ministers to finalise a regional AI Governance Framework for adoption by 2027, marking the first formal multilateral AI commitment Fiji has subscribed to.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka launched Fiji's National Cybersecurity and Resilience Strategy 2026–2031 alongside the inauguration of the Fiji Computer Emergency Response Team (Fiji CERT) and a 24/7 Government Security Operations Centre — providing the primary institutional infrastructure governing AI-adjacent cyber threats.

Pacific ICT ministers meeting in Port Moresby endorsed development of a regional AI Governance Framework with shared principles on responsible AI and safer digital spaces — a framework Fiji will integrate into its planned 2027 domestic AI law.

The ISC published a case study positioning Fiji as leading the Pacific Islands in national AI strategy, highlighting the AI Hub, the National Digital Strategy 2025–2030, and the planned 2027 AI framework as benchmarks for small island developing states.

Fiji's first National Digital Strategy was officially released, setting 2030 targets of 80 % of government services online, 40,000 ICT jobs, and 80 % digital inclusion. It explicitly schedules a standalone national AI ethics and governance framework for development by 2027, making it the primary AI policy roadmap.

UNESCO held a three-day workshop in Suva (13–15 May 2025) with 30+ government and private-sector stakeholders to support the National Digital Strategy implementation, focusing specifically on AI governance frameworks, digital skills, and inclusive access as a small island developing state.

Deputy Prime Minister Kamikamica opened the KPMG AI Build Hub at Garden City, Suva, aligned with the National Development Plan 2024–2029. The hub — the first of its kind in the Pacific — immediately created 40 AI jobs and operates under KPMG's Responsible AI Framework, the first formal AI-ethics standards applied to an institution in Fiji.

Deputy PM and Minister for Communications Manoa Kamikamica publicly announced that Fiji would develop a regulatory framework to protect internet users against AI threats, integrated into the forthcoming National Digital Strategy and cybersecurity strategy — the first official AI-specific policy commitment.

Fiji joined 12 Pacific nations in signing the Lagatoi Declaration at the inaugural Pacific ICT Ministers' Dialogue in Port Moresby, committing to six pillars — including Digital Governance, Digital Security, and Digital Innovation — that form the regional AI governance backdrop underpinning Fiji's domestic efforts.

The Cybercrime Act 2021 (Act No. 3 of 2021) became fully operative, establishing criminal offences for unauthorised access, data interference, and misuse of computer systems. It is the primary law applicable to AI-system misuse and enables judicial seizure of AI-relevant digital evidence.

The Fiji Parliament passed the Cybercrime Act 2021 on 12 February 2021, consolidating cybercrime provisions and aligning with the Budapest Convention. The Act criminalises computer-related offences and enables cross-border data access cooperation — providing criminal-law guardrails applicable to AI-driven offences.

Parliament passed the Online Safety Act 2018, creating the Online Safety Commission with powers to address harmful electronic communications. Though pre-dating the AI era, it provides the foundational institutional mechanism for regulating AI-generated or AI-amplified harmful online content.

The 2013 Constitution came into force with Article 24 guaranteeing every person the right to personal privacy, including confidentiality of personal information. This constitutional provision is the foundational anchor for any future AI data-protection and privacy legislation in Fiji.