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Artificial Intelligence · Honduras

AI regulation in Honduras (2026)

No frameworkNo AI-specific law, strategy, or designated regulator; general digital governance falls under CONATEL (telecommunications regulator) and IAIP (public information/transparency authority)Country index 63 · C+

Honduras shaded by its artificial intelligence status

As of May 2026, Honduras has enacted no legislation, regulations, or formal national strategy specifically governing artificial intelligence. The National Digital Government Plan 2023–2026 acknowledges AI as a strategic challenge but does not constitute an AI governance framework. Regional legal experts confirmed in February 2026 that Honduras—alongside Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua—has produced no regulatory material on AI.

Key points

No AI-specific legislation

Honduras has not enacted any standalone law or regulation specifically addressing artificial intelligence, and no agency has been formally designated to regulate AI systems.

No proposed AI bill

As of February 2026, Honduras has not introduced or published any draft bill or legislative proposal specifically targeting artificial intelligence regulation, unlike regional peers such as Panama.

Digital Government Plan 2023–2026

The National Digital Government Plan 2023–2026, published by DIGER, references AI as a global competitiveness challenge and includes digital transformation targets, but establishes no AI governance rules, principles, or oversight body.

Pending data protection law

A Law for the Protection of Confidential Personal Data has been under discussion in the Honduran Congress; if enacted it would apply incidentally to AI applications processing personal data, but does not address AI directly.

LATAM 4.0 capacity-building

In March 2024, Honduras joined the LATAM 4.0 initiative to develop AI workforce capacity and establish AI hubs, including training 500 young nationals in AI skills; this is a development programme, not a regulatory instrument.

CONATEL–ITU cybersecurity initiative

CONATEL (national telecoms regulator) announced a cybersecurity project with the International Telecommunication Union specifically to address AI-related risks, signalling institutional awareness but not constituting AI-specific regulation.

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