Detailed overview
Syria does not currently have a comprehensive AI Act. Its AI framework is at an early development stage and is mainly connected with digital transformation, telecommunications infrastructure, AI policy discussion and public-sector modernisation.
The Syrian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology hosted the first regional AI conference in Damascus in 2025 under the theme of artificial intelligence strategies for the economy of the future. Official ministry materials state that the conference addressed digital-economy development, innovation, infrastructure readiness, cybersecurity, investment opportunities and the role of specialised skills in supporting AI deployment.
Official ministry materials also refer to the conclusion of the first regional AI conference in Damascus and to agreements involving the Ministry of Communications, the Arab ICT Organization and the Syrian Computer Society to support the technology sector. This shows that Syria is treating AI as part of a broader digital reconstruction and technology-development agenda, but it does not yet amount to a binding AI regulatory code.
For businesses, Syria should be treated as an early-stage AI monitoring jurisdiction. There is no general AI licence, no high-risk AI classification law, no general AI transparency statute and no AI-specific penalty table equivalent to the EU AI Act.
AI projects in Syria may still trigger existing legal requirements depending on the sector. Relevant areas may include telecoms regulation, cybersecurity, data handling, public-sector contracting, consumer protection, banking and payments, healthcare, employment, intellectual property and criminal law. Businesses should also monitor future digital-transformation and telecommunications rules because these are the most likely channels for AI-related regulation.
Practical requirements & details
Sourced from official Syrian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology materials, including coverage of the first regional AI conference in Damascus (2025).
First regional AI conference (Damascus, 2025)
- Theme: artificial intelligence strategies for the economy of the future.
- Topics: digital-economy development, innovation, infrastructure readiness, cybersecurity, investment opportunities and AI-supporting specialised skills.
Sectoral cooperation
- Agreements involving the Ministry of Communications, the Arab ICT Organization and the Syrian Computer Society.
- Part of a broader digital reconstruction and technology-development agenda.
Regulatory posture
- Early-stage AI monitoring jurisdiction — not a binding AI regulatory code.
- No general AI licence, no high-risk AI classification law, no general AI transparency statute.
Sectoral overlays
- Telecoms regulation, cybersecurity, data handling, public-sector contracting, consumer protection, banking and payments, healthcare, employment, intellectual property and criminal law.
What to monitor
- Future digital-transformation and telecommunications rules — the most likely channels for AI-related regulation in Syria.
Penalties
- There is no AI-specific penalty table equivalent to the EU AI Act.
- Penalties depend on the underlying law breached — typically data protection, cybersecurity, consumer protection, sectoral licensing, public procurement, intellectual property or criminal law.
- AI compliance therefore depends on the sector and the legal effect of the system, not on a standalone AI statute.