Policy & Regulation
Digital policy, data sovereignty, tech regulation and government digitalization in Algeria and the region.
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Audiovisual and Online Media Law: What the .dz Hosting Mandate Means for Content Creators, Streamers, and Digital Publishers
The New Legal Landscape for Digital Content in Algeria In December 2023, Algeria enacted Law No. 23-20 on audiovisual activity,...
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Algeria’s Telecom Regulation: How ARPCE Governs Spectrum, Licensing, and Competition
ARPCE: The Regulator Behind Algeria’s Connectivity ARPCE (Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Communications Electroniques) is the entity...
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Algeria’s Research and Innovation Ecosystem: R&D Incentives, ATRST, and the University-Industry Gap
Algeria’s R&D Spending in Context Algeria allocates an estimated 0.5% of its GDP to research and development — a figure...
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Government IT Procurement in Algeria: How Technology Tenders Work and Why They Often Don’t
The Scale of Government IT Spending The Algerian government is, by a wide margin, the largest buyer of information technology...
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Open Source as National Policy: Should Algeria Mandate Government Software Transparency?
The Cost of Proprietary Dependency Algeria’s government runs on software it does not control. Across ministries, wilayas, and public enterprises,...
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Algeria’s Labor Code and Remote Work: The Legal Framework That Doesn’t Exist Yet
The Reality on the Ground Remote work in Algeria is widespread and entirely unregulated. Thousands of Algerian tech professionals —...
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Software and Intellectual Property in Algeria: What Developers and Startups Need to Know About IP Protection
The IP Framework Most Algerian Developers Have Never Read Algeria has a surprisingly comprehensive intellectual property framework on paper. Ordinance...
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E-Waste and Environmental Compliance in Algeria’s Tech Sector: The Growing Problem Nobody Talks About
The Scale of a Problem No One Is Measuring Algeria generated an estimated 309,000 tonnes (309 kilotonnes) of electronic waste...
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Algeria’s Digital Identity Infrastructure: The National Biometric ID, e-Signature, and Digital Trust Architecture
The Foundation Layer: Why Digital Identity Matters for Algeria’s Transformation Every ambitious digital transformation plan eventually hits the same wall:...
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Digital Accessibility in Algeria: Why Government Websites Fail Screen Readers and What the Law Should Say
The Invisible Exclusion Algeria’s 1998 census recorded approximately 1.6 million persons with disabilities, a figure that was subsequently estimated at...
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Consumer Rights in Algeria’s Digital Markets: Returns, Refunds, and the Protection Gap
A Consumer Protection Law Built for Brick and Mortar Algeria’s primary consumer protection legislation — Law 09-03 of February 25,...
