AI Policy Radar
25 jurisdictions on the radar
Each hub collects that jurisdiction's tracked instruments, compliance dates, signals and related reading in one citable place.
Nordics
- DKDenmarkEarly AI Act implementation law; assertive on copyright and likeness rights2 instruments · 2 signals
- FIFinlandDistributed supervision across existing sector regulators; public-sector AI literacy focus1 instruments · 1 signals
- ISIcelandEEA follower; small-state implementation with a language-technology emphasis0 instruments · 0 signals
- NORDNordic CooperationCross-border coordination on digital infrastructure, data sharing and AI capacity1 instruments · 0 signals
- NONorwayEEA implementation of the AI Act with a sandbox-first, regulator-led national layer4 instruments · 1 signals · 1 deadlines
- SESwedenAI Act implementation through existing regulators; innovation-forward national strategy1 instruments · 0 signals
Rest of Europe
- CoECouncil of EuropeFirst binding international AI treaty (human rights, democracy, rule of law)1 instruments · 2 signals
- EUEuropean UnionComprehensive, risk-based binding regulation (AI Act), now simplified via the 2026 Digital Omnibus5 instruments · 9 signals · 7 deadlines
- ITItalyFirst EU member state with a national AI law complementing the AI Act1 instruments · 1 signals
- UKUnited KingdomPro-innovation, regulator-led approach; no cross-cutting statute yet3 instruments · 3 signals
North America
- CACanadaReset after AIDA's failure; strategy-led with voluntary codes1 instruments · 2 signals
- USUnited States (Federal)Deregulatory, innovation-first executive action; no comprehensive federal statute5 instruments · 5 signals
- US-STUS StatesFast-moving patchwork of binding state laws under federal preemption pressure12 instruments · 8 signals · 5 deadlines
Asia-Pacific
- AU-NATAustraliaVoluntary safety standard; mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI under consideration1 instruments · 1 signals
- CNChinaVertical, use-case-specific binding rules with strong state steering and content controls4 instruments · 7 signals
- INIndiaTechno-optimist, guidelines-first; data law now operational2 instruments · 4 signals
- JPJapanInnovation-promoting basic law plus soft-law guidance1 instruments · 2 signals
- SGSingaporePragmatic soft-law: model frameworks, testing toolkits, sector guidance1 instruments · 1 signals
- KRSouth KoreaComprehensive framework act balancing promotion and trust obligations1 instruments · 3 signals · 1 deadlines
Middle East
- QAQatarSector-specific regime anchored in data-protection law, with a national AI policy in consultation and AI governance now before the Shura Council1 instruments · 1 signals
- SASaudi ArabiaCentral data and AI authority governing through ethics principles, guidance and a national risk framework, backed by a binding data-protection law2 instruments · 2 signals
- AEUnited Arab EmiratesState-led AI adoption strategy; governance through charters and institutions2 instruments · 3 signals
International bodies
- AUAfrican UnionContinental AI strategy; national laws emerging across members1 instruments · 1 signals
- BRBrazilEU-inspired risk-based bill advancing through Congress1 instruments · 2 signals
- INTLG7 / OECD / UNNorm-setting: principles, codes of conduct, scientific panels and global dialogues5 instruments · 5 signals
Instrument set last reviewed 16 October 2026