Egypt scores 2.25 out of 4 on the composite, in the Developing tier, and ranks 7 of 54. The eight pillar scores are fellow-assigned values from the Regional Summary, and indicators are not scored. The strongest pillar is Strategy and Vision at 3.33 and the weakest is Implementation and Impact at 1.50. The composite sits above the North Africa mean of 1.57 and the Africa mean of 1.33. Desk research in October 2026, which fellows have not verified and which did not inform the scores, found a second national AI strategy for 2025 to 2030, a standing National Council for AI and non-binding governance guidance, with a draft AI law before Parliament and no published budget or monitoring report.
P1Strategy & Vision3.33 / 4Established
Strategy and Vision scores 3.33, in the Established tier, a fellow-assigned value. Desk research in October 2026 found that Egypt issued its first National AI Strategy in May 2021 and that President Sisi launched the second edition, for 2025 to 2030, on 22 January 2025 (S1.1, S1.2). The National Council for AI, created by Prime Ministerial Decree 2889 of 2019 and restructured by Decree 207 of 2026, reports every six months to the Prime Minister (S1.3). A Capacity Assessment Framework of 89 indicators is evaluated annually, though no formal evaluation has been completed or made public (S1.9). A dedicated AI budget and alignment with the African Union Continental AI Strategy are not determined (S1.4, S1.5).
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P2Governance & Regulation1.90 / 4Emerging
Governance and Regulation scores 1.90, in the Emerging tier, a fellow-assigned value. Desk research in October 2026 found a draft AI law before Parliament; Egypt relies on existing laws and the non-binding Charter for Responsible AI of 2023 (G2.1). The Personal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 entered into force on 16 October 2020, its Executive Regulations took effect on 1 November 2025, and full enforcement begins on 31 October 2026 (G2.2). The National Council for AI has no AI enforcement powers identified (G2.5). The research confirmed that Egypt has not signed the Malabo Convention (G2.7). An AI mandate for the PDPC, its staffing and budget, and enforcement actions are not determined (G2.3, G2.4, G2.8).
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P3Infrastructure & Data2.50 / 4Developing
Infrastructure and Data scores 2.50, in the Developing tier, a fellow-assigned value. Desk research in October 2026 found 14 data centres listed across 5 markets (I3.1). TeleGeography data lists 7 landing points carrying 17 distinct international cable systems (I3.3). Huawei Cloud announced a Cairo Region in May 2024; five other providers checked list no region or zone in Egypt (I3.5). The Personal Data Protection Law requires a licence or permit for cross-border transfers (I3.8). On 9 September 2026 the ICT minister announced a first large-scale AI data centre, 20 MW initially with a 200 MW target (I3.10). Live capacity in MW, international bandwidth and GPU or HPC access are not determined (I3.2, I3.4, I3.6).
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P4Human Capital2.20 / 4Developing
Human Capital scores 2.20, in the Developing tier, a fellow-assigned value. Desk research in October 2026 found 2390 AI scholarly publications for 2024 and 2662 for 2023 in the CSET Country Activity Tracker (H4.4). On 15 January 2025 the Education Minister announced that AI and programming would become core subjects for first-year secondary students from the 2025/26 school year (H4.6). The Digital Egypt Pioneers Initiative trains youth aged 18 to 32 in ICT tracks; the share of AI-specific tracks is not quantified (H4.7). Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic are supported (H4.10). AI researchers per million, a national count of university AI programmes, AI patents and a labour transition policy are not determined (H4.1, H4.3, H4.5, H4.8).
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P5Innovation & Ecosystem2.00 / 4Developing
Innovation and Ecosystem scores 2.00, in the Developing tier, a fellow-assigned value. Desk research in October 2026 found the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality among 61 participating members of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 (N5.8). In March 2026 the National Council for AI published a national AI governance framework with a four-tier risk model, as non-binding guidance (N5.9). Egypt signed a letter of intent with the United Nations Development Programme in July 2026 for a national AI sandbox, with no launch date (N5.4). Partech records US$358M in 2025 tech equity funding across 80 deals, a proxy that is not AI-specific (N5.2). Incubators, government AI procurement, safety evaluation capacity and university-industry partnerships are not determined (N5.3, N5.5, N5.6, N5.10).
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P6Ethics & Inclusion1.90 / 4Emerging
Ethics and Inclusion scores 1.90, in the Emerging tier, a fellow-assigned value. Desk research in October 2026 found voluntary instruments: the non-binding Egyptian Charter for Responsible AI of 2023 requires a prior impact assessment for government AI projects, and 2026 national guidelines add post-deployment audit (E6.1, E6.2). No mandatory bias audit was found. No general statutory AI transparency obligation is reported beyond fintech decrees (E6.3). Only a general data protection complaint route exists (E6.4). The research confirmed the absence of judicial precedent on AI (E6.5). The National Council for AI has no civil society or youth seat (E6.6, E6.8, E6.10). Egypt adhered to the OECD Recommendation on AI in 2021 (E6.7).
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P7Regional Integration2.20 / 4Developing
Regional Integration scores 2.20, in the Developing tier, a fellow-assigned value. Desk research in October 2026 found Egypt on the official signatory list of the Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, done at Kigali on 4 April 2025; no explicit statement of alignment with the African Union Continental AI Strategy was found (R7.1, R7.2). Egypt is a full BRICS member, signed the Paris AI Action Summit Statement on 11 February 2025 and is among the 87 initial endorsers of the New Delhi AI Impact Summit Declaration (R7.10). It is a member of COMESA and CEN-SAD, with no AI coordination found at that level (R7.3). Cross-border AI agreements, election provisions and a disinformation framework are not determined (R7.4, R7.5, R7.6).
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P8Implementation & Impact1.50 / 4Emerging
Implementation and Impact scores 1.50, in the Emerging tier, a fellow-assigned value. Desk research in October 2026 found evidence on one indicator: the Supreme Council of Universities adopted guidelines on AI use in higher education and research in February 2025 (M8.8). The other 9 indicators are not determined. The strategy for 2025 to 2030 was reported without a committed or disbursed budget figure (M8.1). No health-specific AI regulation was located, and no count of approved AI medical devices was found (M8.2, M8.3). Reporting on the National AI Governance Framework of 29 March 2026 describes no registry of government AI systems (M8.4). No published monitoring or progress report from the National Council for AI was located (M8.5).
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