Policy & Regulation
Digital policy, data sovereignty, tech regulation and government digitalization in Algeria and the region.
Policy & Regulation
AI-Generated Works and Algeria’s IP Law: What Law 03-05 Says and What Startups Must Do Now
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s Ordinance 03-05 (2003, amended 2010) grants copyright to the ‘original innovator’ of a work — a...
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EU CADA: What Algerian Cloud Operators Must Know Before May 27 for EU Market Access
⚡ Key Takeaways The EU’s Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), expected for Commission proposal on May 27, 2026, will...
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Malabo Convention: How Algeria’s Ratification Unlocks Pan-African Data Corridors for Tech Exporters
⚡ Key Takeaways The Malabo Convention — Africa’s only legally binding cross-border data treaty — entered into force in June...
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Connecticut SB5: The Automated Hiring Law Setting the Global Template for HR Tech Compliance
⚡ Key Takeaways Connecticut SB5, passed May 1, 2026 and effective October 1, 2026, explicitly makes AI-driven hiring and HR...
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EU AI Omnibus May 2026: Deepfake Ban at Model Level and New GPAI Accountability Rules
⚡ Key Takeaways The EU AI Omnibus provisional agreement of May 7, 2026 introduces a model-level ban on AI systems...
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EU Cloud and AI Development Act: How Europe’s Sovereign Cloud Rules Redraw Global Procurement
⚡ Key Takeaways The EU Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), proposed May 27, 2026, converts the voluntary SEAL sovereignty...
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Algeria 5G Rural Policy: How Coverage Obligations in the Six-Year Rollout Create Market Opportunities
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria 5G six-year plan active — Phase 1 wilaya capital obligations binding now, Phase 3 rural coverage...
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EU Product Liability Directive 2024: Why Software and AI Systems Are Now Strictly Liable Products
⚡ Key Takeaways Directive 2024/2853 transposed December 2026 — software and AI are now ‘products’ under strict liability law in...
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EU Platform Work Directive: How the December 2026 Implementation Deadline Reshapes Gig Economy Business Models
⚡ Key Takeaways EU Platform Work Directive transposed December 2, 2026 — employment presumption activates for 28M+ EU gig workers...
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EU AI Omnibus Deal: The May 7, 2026 Agreement That Pushed High-Risk AI to December 2027
⚡ Key Takeaways May 7 Omnibus deal extends high-risk AI deadline to December 2027 — but Article 50 watermarking still...
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Decree 25-320: Algeria’s Data Interoperability Rules and What Enterprises Must Do in 2026
Presidential Decree 25-320 defines Algeria's national data classification and interoperability standards. Here's what public bodies and private enterprises must implement by 2026.