Nepal rolls out ambitious AI policy
Summary
Nepal has approved the National AI Policy 2025 to foster AI development, ethical use, and innovation across sectors while protecting citizens' rights and promoting public-private partnerships.
Key Points
- Nepal's Cabinet has approved the National AI Policy 2025 to create a framework for AI governance and ethical use.
- The policy focuses on human resource development, innovation, research, and protecting citizens' rights in AI usage.
- It promotes public-private partnerships, startup support, risk management strategies including addressing deepfakes, and infrastructure development such as data centers.
- An AI Regulation Council and a National AI Centre will be established to oversee AI standards, regulations, and development in Nepal.
