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adoption
National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies released national guidelines for trustworthy and responsible AI
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On 14 March 2026, the National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies (NCAI) released the National Guidelines for Trustworthy and Responsible AI. Prepared by the Egyptian Center for Responsible Artificial Intelligence (ECRAI), the Guidelines provide a national reference for the development, deployment, and oversight of AI systems across the public and private sectors, in line with Egypt’s Vision 2030 and the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025–2030). The Guidelines form part of the National AI Governance Framework and serve as an operational document for implementing AI practices. They apply to all AI actors in Egypt, including government entities, private-sector developers, and individuals, across the full AI lifecycle from design and data preparation to deployment, monitoring, and retirement. They are structured around four pillars: institutional governance, AI lifecycle governance, stakeholder engagement, and society and sustainability.
adoption
National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies released Guide to Egypt's National AI Governance Framework
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On 14 March 2026, the National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies (NCAI) released the Guide to Egypt’s National AI Governance Framework, prepared by the Egyptian Center for Responsible Artificial Intelligence (ECRAI), which serves as the implementation and technical body of the NCAI. The guide serves as the central strategic document of the framework and defines its scope by introducing risk tiers, a “Dual-Check” compliance logic, and an institutional structure organised across five layers. These include the legislative heritage, the strategic evolution of the framework, the governance philosophy built around the “State as Orchestrator” and “Strategic Hybrid” model, the scope and applicability, and the future regulatory architecture. The guide establishes five core ethical principles that function as governance mandates for all AI actors, namely human-centeredness, fairness, accountability, security and safety, and transparency and explainability. These principles are grounded in the Egyptian Charter for Responsible AI adopted in 2023, and are aligned with the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI and the OECD AI Principles. It also introduces a risk-based regulatory approach that classifies AI systems into four categories, ranging from prohibited systems presenting unacceptable risk to high-risk systems subject to mandatory “Dual-Check” compliance, as well as limited risk systems subject to transparency requirements and minimal or no risk systems that remain unregulated or voluntary. General-purpose AI models receive specific treatment, with those presenting systemic risk classified as high-risk systems and standard models falling under the limited risk category.
adoption
National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies released National Generative AI Guidelines
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On 14 March 2026, the National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies (NCAI) released Egypt's National Generative AI Guidelines. Developed under the leadership of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), with contributions from the Egyptian Center for Responsible AI (ECRAI). The guidelines establish a principles-based framework to support the safe, responsible, and trustworthy development, deployment, and use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) across the public sector, private sector, academia, and society at large. The guidelines adopt a human-centered and risk-proportionate approach, aligned with internationally recognised frameworks from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the G7 through the Hiroshima Process on Advanced AI, and the Council of Europe. They address distinct governance challenges raised by Generative AI, including hallucinations and inaccurate outputs, large-scale misinformation and deepfakes, bias and discrimination, privacy and data protection risks, intellectual property concerns, and unclear accountability. The guidelines define scope and applicability across five user categories: Developers and Model Providers, Deployers and Service Providers, Institutional and Organizational Users, Individual Users and Content Creators, and High-Impact or Sensitive Use Contexts. Specific guidance covers Agentic AI Guidelines, DeepFake Guidelines, Generative AI in Education and Scientific Research, and Disclosure requirements. Annex 1 provides guidance on Effective Prompting for Generative AI. The guidelines are designed as a living framework subject to periodic review.
amendment
Cabinet expanded National Council for Artificial Intelligence mandate to include quantum computing and emerging technologies
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In January 2026, the Cabinet approved expanding the mandate of the National Council for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) to include quantum computing and emerging technologies. Following this decision, the body was renamed the National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies. The expansion reflects a broader remit for the council beyond its original focus on artificial intelligence.
implementation
Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law (Decision No. 816 of 2025) including testing requirement entered into force
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On 2 November 2025, the Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law issued by Law No. 151 of 2020 entered into force on the day following their publication in the Official Gazette, as issued by Minister of Communications and Information Technology Decision No. 816 of 2025. The Executive Regulations require conducting periodic selection and evaluation operations to ensure the correctness and safety of personal data as collected. These operations must be carried out in accordance with the mechanisms periodically issued by the Personal Data Protection Center (PDPC).
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