Policy & Regulation
Digital policy, data sovereignty, tech regulation and government digitalization in Algeria and the region.
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Law 26-12: Digitizing the Commercial Register for Online Sellers
Law 26-12 (June 2026) modernizes Algeria's commercial register with electronic filing via Sidjilcom — a clear path for online sellers to formalize.
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The Algiers Declaration: Africa’s OTT Platform Rules and What They Mean for Algeria
⚡ Key Takeaways African telecom and digital-economy ministers adopted the Algiers Declaration on Fair, Safe and Responsible Digital Platforms in...
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Illinois AI Safety Measures Act: The Third State Law Redrawing US Frontier AI Rules
⚡ Key Takeaways Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act (SB 315) on July 6, 2026,...
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Algeria E-Procurement Portal: Digital Tender Access for Startups and SMEs in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s national procurement portal (marches-publics.gov.dz) now accepts fully electronic bid submissions, formalized by a Finance Ministry decree...
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ANPDP Regional Hubs: Data-Protection Oversight Comes Closer to Algerian Business
⚡ Key Takeaways Article 27 bis of Law 25-11 (24 July 2025) equips Algeria’s data-protection authority, the ANPDP, with regional...
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Algeria’s AML Rulebook for Banks: Regulation 24-03 and Transaction Monitoring for New Tech
⚡ Key Takeaways Bank of Algeria Regulation 24-03 (August 2024) requires banks, Algeria Post, and virtual-asset providers to run risk-based...
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The Preemption Gambit: App Store Accountability and KOSA Reshape US Tech Policy
⚡ Key Takeaways The White House and Senate Republicans are bundling KOSA, the App Store Accountability Act, and the NO...
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Britain’s Under-16 Lockout: The Online Safety Act’s Age-Verification Endgame
⚡ Key Takeaways On June 15, 2026, the UK announced that under-16s must verify their age via government ID or...
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Digital Trust, Legal Weight: How Algeria’s New e-Identity Law Opens Doors for Startups
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Council of Ministers approved a draft trust services and digital identity law in early November 2025,...
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Bank of Algeria’s Fintech Sandbox: One Rulebook, 20 Startups, a New Era for Payments
⚡ Key Takeaways Instruction No. 06-2025, issued by the Bank of Algeria on August 17, 2025, created Algeria’s first dedicated...
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Algeria’s ANPDP Rules: A Workplace Surveillance Compliance Roadmap for Privacy-First Business
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s ANPDP issued Deliberation No. 02 on March 4, 2026, setting workplace video-surveillance rules under Law 18-07:...
