Detailed overview
Egypt does not currently have one single horizontal AI Act equivalent to the EU AI Act. Its AI framework is based on the National AI Strategy, the Egyptian Charter for Responsible AI, national AI guidelines, an AI governance framework, data protection, cybersecurity and sectoral rules.
Egyptian Charter for Responsible AI
Egypt's Egyptian Charter for Responsible AI was launched by the National Council for Artificial Intelligence in 2023. It sets national principles for responsible AI, including human-centredness, transparency and explainability, fairness, accountability, security and safety. The Charter is intended to guide AI governance and signal Egypt's approach to responsible AI adoption.
National Guidelines + Governance Framework
Egypt has also published National Guidelines for Trustworthy and Responsible AI. The guidelines are described as part of Egypt's National AI Governance Framework and are intended to apply across public and private institutions. They provide an operational reference for safe, transparent, ethical and responsible AI development, deployment and oversight.
Egypt's AI governance framework identifies the National Council for Artificial Intelligence as the central body for AI governance. It also refers to institutional roles for conformity assessment, cybersecurity, data and privacy supervision and sectoral regulators. This creates a structured governance model, even though Egypt does not yet have one single AI statute equivalent to the EU AI Act.
Government AI projects are expected to be preceded by impact assessment. AI governance in Egypt also focuses on transparency, accountability, human oversight, risk management, safety, data protection and alignment with national development goals.
Penalties
Egypt does not currently have one general AI-specific fine table. Penalties depend on the relevant law breached, such as data protection, cybersecurity, consumer protection, financial regulation, healthcare regulation, telecommunications regulation, public-sector rules or criminal law.
Practical requirements & details
Sourced from the Egyptian Charter for Responsible AI (NCAI, 2023), National Guidelines for Trustworthy and Responsible AI, the Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151/2020) and sectoral rules (CBE, EDA).
Egyptian Charter for Responsible AI — principles
- Human-centredness; transparency and explainability; fairness; accountability; security and safety.
National Guidelines for Trustworthy and Responsible AI
- Apply across public and private institutions.
- Operational reference for safe, transparent, ethical and responsible AI.
- Include governance, risk management, lifecycle controls, monitoring, auditing.
AI governance framework
- NCAI as central body.
- Institutional roles for conformity assessment, cybersecurity, data and privacy supervision, sectoral regulators.
PDPL overlay
- Lawful basis (consent or legitimate interests), transparency, security, individual rights.
- Personal Data Protection Centre licenses processors and supervises compliance.
- Cross-border transfers require approval.
- Fines from EGP 100,000 to EGP 5,000,000 per violation; criminal sanctions for sensitive-data offences.
Sector overlays
- CBE FinTech regulations and AI in financial services.
- EDA on AI-enabled medical devices.
- Cybercrime Law for AI-enabled offences.