Policy & Regulation
Digital policy, data sovereignty, tech regulation and government digitalization in Algeria and the region.
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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 that determines what nearly 47.5 million Algerians can access on their phones, how much they pay for it, and which companies are
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Algeria’s Research and Innovation Ecosystem: R&D Incentives, ATRST
Algeria's R&D Spending in Context Algeria allocates an estimated 0.5% of its GDP to research and development -- a figure that has remained stubbornly low for over a decade. For comparison, Morocco spends roughly 0.7% of GDP on R&D, Tunisia approximately 0.7%, South Korea 5.3%,
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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 in the country. Across 69 wilayas, dozens of ministries, hundreds of public enterprises, and major agencies like Sonatrach, Sonelgaz, and Algerie
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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, the technology stack is overwhelmingly proprietary: Microsoft Windows and Office dominate desktops, Oracle databases underpin
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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 -- developers, designers, data analysts, content creators, and IT support staff -- work from home for both Algerian employers and international clients.
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Software and Intellectual Property in Algeria: What Developers and Startups Need to Know
The IP Framework Most Algerian Developers Have Never Read Algeria has a surprisingly comprehensive intellectual property framework on paper. Ordinance 03-05 of July 19, 2003, governs copyright and neighboring rights.
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E-Waste and Environmental Compliance in Algeria’s Tech Sector: The Growing Problem
The Scale of a Problem No One Is Measuring Algeria generated an estimated 309,000 tonnes (309 kilotonnes) of electronic waste in 2019, according to the Regional E-waste Monitor for the Arab States 2021, published by UNITAR, ITU, and SCYCLE. That figure makes Algeria the
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Algeria’s Digital Identity Infrastructure: The National Biometric ID, e-Signature
The Foundation Layer: Why Digital Identity Matters for Algeria's Transformation Every ambitious digital transformation plan eventually hits the same wall: identity. You cannot digitize government services if you cannot verify who is requesting them.
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Digital Accessibility in Algeria: Why Government Websites Fail Screen Readers and What
The Invisible Exclusion Algeria's 1998 census recorded approximately 1.6 million persons with disabilities, a figure that was subsequently estimated at around 2 million. No comprehensive updated disability-specific data has been widely published since, creating a significant data gap.
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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, 2009, relating to consumer protection and fraud repression -- was enacted when e-commerce in Algeria was virtually nonexistent. The law addresses
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Algeria’s Competition Law Comes to Digital Markets: What Platform Dominance Means for
Digital Markets Enter Algeria's Antitrust Framework Algeria's competition law framework, originally enacted through Ordinance No. 03-03 of July 19, 2003, and subsequently amended by Law No.
