NEPAL TECHTechLekh / MoCIT•3 hours ago
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Nepal Ministry of Communication Releases Draft National AI Policy 2026
Mapped Location: Singha Durbar, KathmanduView on Map →
Factual Executive Summary
The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has published the preliminary draft of Nepal's first comprehensive National Artificial Intelligence Policy, focusing on digital sovereignty, local LLM evaluation frameworks, and public sector automation.
Key Strategic Takeaways & Implications
Prioritizes low-compute Nepali language dataset preservation and open civic tokenization.
Introduces ethical standards for AI deployment in financial audits and civil registry services.
Outlines pilot funding for Kathmandu University and IOE Pulchowk computing infrastructure.
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