Artificial Intelligence · Trinidad and Tobago
AI regulation in Trinidad and Tobago: laws & policy (2026)
Trinidad and Tobago shaded by its artificial intelligence status
AI in Trinidad and Tobago: proposed, anchored by Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence (MPAAI), established May 2025; National AI Assessment Initiative (UNESCO RAM + UNDP AILA), launched November 2025; AI Bill under development as of 2026.
Trinidad and Tobago has no enacted AI law or binding sectoral AI rules as of May 2026. The government established a dedicated Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence (MPAAI) in May 2025 and is conducting a structured national AI readiness assessment with UNESCO and UNDP to underpin future legislation. A proposed AI Bill has been publicly circulated for discussion and the government has signalled intent to introduce formal legislation.
Key points
In May 2025 the government merged the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Digital Transformation into the new Ministry of Public Administration and Artificial Intelligence (MPAAI), making AI governance a cabinet-level mandate.
On 26 November 2025 MPAAI, UNDP, and UNESCO jointly launched a dual-method national AI readiness exercise combining UNESCO's Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) and UNDP's AI Landscape Assessment (AILA) across six dimensions: governance, policy, digital infrastructure, ethics, institutional capacity, and inclusion.
A draft AI Bill for Trinidad and Tobago has been publicly unveiled for stakeholder discussion as of early 2026, representing the government's move from assessment toward formal legislation; it has not yet been introduced in Parliament.
In January 2026 MPAAI announced a formal partnership with OpenAI, described as a milestone in the government's Official Policy Framework positioning Trinidad and Tobago as a regional AI pioneer.
In November 2025 Trinidad and Tobago signed a landmark MOU with the UAE, signalling international cooperation on AI governance and development as a complement to domestic policy work.
UNESCO RAM consultation sessions and a validation workshop have been held to refine the national AI governance baseline; findings are intended to directly inform the forthcoming national AI strategy and legislation.
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