Artificial Intelligence - Liechtenstein

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 is marked EEA-relevant and is under scrutiny for incorporation into the EEA Agreement by the EEA EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway). It is not yet incorporated, so the Act's formal obligations (e.g. designating national competent authorities) do not yet automatically apply to Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein, alongside Norway and Iceland, participates in EU AI Board meetings as an observer rather than a full member, reflecting its EEA EFTA status during the incorporation process.

On 14 April 2026 the Government adopted the 'KI-Strategie der Liechtensteinischen Landesverwaltung', a non-binding strategy guiding AI use within the public administration. It is not a law and applies to government operations, not the private sector.

The administration's AI use is built on four principles: responsible (legal compliance and high ethical standards), human-centred (supporting staff without surrendering accountability), transparent (comprehensible communication of AI use), and oriented toward efficiency and innovation.

Preparations for AI regulation and the administration strategy are coordinated by the Office/Stabsstelle for Digital Innovation, working with the Office for Personnel and Organization and the Office for Information Technology via an AI task force.

Liechtenstein's official digital-policy communications recognise the EU AI Act as the framework that will set the rules for artificial intelligence in the country once incorporated through the EEA, requiring eventual national supervisory structures.