Policy & Regulation
Digital policy, data sovereignty, tech regulation and government digitalization in Algeria and the region.
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Algeria’s National Cybersecurity Strategy 2025-2029: A Deep-Dive Analysis
Introduction On December 30, 2025, President Tebboune signed Presidential Decree No. 25-321, formally approving Algeria's National Cybersecurity Strategy for 2025–2029.
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Open Source AI: The Policy Battle That Will Define the Next Decade of Technology
When Meta released Llama 3 in April 2024 with open weights — making the model's parameters freely downloadable by anyone — it ignited one of the most significant policy debates in AI history. When DeepSeek followed with R1 in January 2025, demonstrating that Chinese
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The Global Privacy Map in 2026: 140+ Countries, One Digital Economy, Zero Consensus
In 2018, when the EU's General Data Protection Regulation took effect, many predicted it would either become a global privacy standard or collapse under its own complexity. Eight years later, the verdict is in: it did both.
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Big Tech on Trial: The Global Antitrust Wave Reshaping the Tech Industry in 2025-2026
The dream of Silicon Valley's golden era — that technology companies could grow without limits, displace entire industries, and operate by their own rules — is colliding with a global regulatory reckoning in 2025 and 2026. Antitrust authorities in the United States, European
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Trump’s AI Revolution: Deregulation, Dominance, and the Fight Over America’s AI Future
On January 20, 2025, within hours of taking office for the second time, President Donald Trump signed one of his most consequential technology executive orders: revocation of Joe Biden's landmark AI safety framework, Executive Order 14110. With a stroke of a pen, the most
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The Global AI Governance Race: Who’s Winning, Who’s Losing, and Why It Matters
The world's most important geopolitical competition of the 21st century is not being waged on battlefields or at sea. It is being waged in research laboratories, data centers, government corridors, and international standards bodies — and the outcome will determine who shapes
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The EU AI Act: The World’s First Major AI Law Is Now in Force
On August 1, 2024, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act entered into force — and the world of AI regulation changed forever. For the first time in history, a major economic bloc enacted comprehensive, legally binding rules governing how artificial intelligence may
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Algeria and the FATF Grey List: Understanding the Exit Plan and What It Means for Business
Introduction In October 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — the global standard-setter for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) — added Algeria to its list of "Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring," commonly known as the grey list.
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Algeria’s Crypto Ban: What Law 25-10 Means for Blockchain, Fintech, and Innovation
Introduction On July 24, 2025, Algeria enacted one of the world's strictest cryptocurrency bans, published in Official Journal No. 48.
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Algeria’s Digital Economy Law: What Tech Companies Need to Know in 2026
Introduction Algeria's regulatory environment for technology businesses has undergone significant transformation since 2020 — driven by a government committed to reducing hydrocarbon dependency, a rapidly growing youth population demanding digital services, a post-pandemic
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Algeria’s Digital Economy Law: What Tech Companies and Startups Need to Know
Algeria's evolving digital regulatory framework is reshaping how tech companies operate, store data, and process payments. A practical breakdown of what is in force, what is coming, and how to stay compliant.
