Resources
Links to the official sources behind AI, data and cybersecurity decisions: laws, regulators, standards and statistics, checked at each publisher.
| Publisher | Resource | Topic | Region | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government of Canada |
Guide on the use of generative artificial intelligence (opens in a new tab)
Federal guidance for institutions on assessing the risks of generative AI tools and using them responsibly, with principles, policy considerations and good practices. |
AI rules and guidance | North America · Canada | |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada |
Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems (opens in a new tab)
A voluntary code asking organizations that build or run general-purpose generative AI to adopt risk management measures such as accountability, safety and transparency. |
AI rules and guidance | North America · Canada | |
| Agesic |
Estrategia Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial 2024 – 2030 (opens in a new tab)
Uruguay’s AI roadmap with guiding principles and three objectives, governance, capabilities and sustainable development, built through a participatory process. |
AI rules and guidance | South America · Uruguay | |
| Departamento Nacional de Planeación |
CONPES 4144: La hoja de ruta de Colombia en Inteligencia Artificial para los retos actuales y la transformación futura (opens in a new tab)
Colombia’s planning department presents its national AI policy approved in February 2025, with six axes and more than 100 actions through 2030. |
AI rules and guidance | South America · Colombia | |
| Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação |
Plano Brasileiro de Inteligência Artificial (opens in a new tab)
Brazil’s 2024–2028 national AI plan, with a planned budget of R$ 23 billion over four years and five structural axes. |
AI rules and guidance | South America · Brazil | |
| Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación |
Política Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial y Plan de Acción (opens in a new tab)
The action plan for Chile’s national AI policy, covering its 177 initiatives, their implementation status and its strategic axes. |
AI rules and guidance | South America · Chile | |
| Datatilsynet (Norwegian Data Protection Authority) |
Regulatory privacy sandbox (opens in a new tab)
Describes the authority’s sandbox, which gives free guidance to selected companies and shares lessons for privacy-friendly use of AI. |
AI rules and guidance | Europe · Norway | |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach (opens in a new tab)
The UK government policy paper setting out a proportionate, innovation-friendly framework for regulating AI, published in March 2023. |
AI rules and guidance | Europe · United Kingdom | |
| European Commission |
AI Act (opens in a new tab)
The Commission’s page on the EU legal framework for AI, which sets rules for developers and deployers according to the risk level of each system. |
AI rules and guidance | Europe · European Union | |
| Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
Artificial Intelligence (opens in a new tab)
The ministry’s overview of Egypt’s national approach to AI, including governance bodies, the national strategy and responsible AI principles. |
AI rules and guidance | MENA · Egypt | |
| The Official Platform of the UAE Government (u.ae) |
Artificial intelligence (opens in a new tab)
The UAE Government’s overview of the AI tools it uses, the policies that support them and available AI courses. |
AI rules and guidance | MENA · United Arab Emirates | |
| Cyberspace Administration of China |
Interim Measures for the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (生成式人工智能服务管理暂行办法) (opens in a new tab)
China’s rules for public-facing generative AI services, in Chinese only, covering provider duties, training data, content, labelling and penalties since 15 August 2023. |
AI rules and guidance | Asia · China | |
| Digital Policy Office (Hong Kong) |
AI and Data Ethics (opens in a new tab)
Hosts Hong Kong’s Ethical Artificial Intelligence Framework and its Generative AI Technical and Application Guideline for developers, service providers and users. |
AI rules and guidance | Asia · Hong Kong | |
| Infocomm Media Development Authority |
Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI (opens in a new tab)
Singapore’s governance framework for organizations deploying AI agents, covering upfront risk assessment, human accountability, technical controls and end-user responsibility across the agent lifecycle. |
AI rules and guidance | Asia · Singapore | |
| Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice |
Act on Promotion of Research and Development, and Utilization of Artificial Intelligence-related Technology (opens in a new tab)
Official English translation of Japan’s 2025 AI Act, which sets basic principles for AI, requires a national basic plan and creates an AI Strategic Headquarters. |
AI rules and guidance | Asia · Japan | |
| Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (India) |
India AI Governance Guidelines: Enabling Safe and Trusted AI Innovation (opens in a new tab)
India’s November 2025 guidelines setting principles and recommendations for safe, risk-based AI use that build on the country’s existing laws. |
AI rules and guidance | Asia · India | |
| Ministry of Government Legislation (Republic of Korea) |
Framework Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Creation of a Foundation for Trust (opens in a new tab)
English text of South Korea’s AI framework law, enacted in January 2025 and in effect from 22 January 2026. |
AI rules and guidance | Asia · South Korea | |
| Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia) |
The National Guidelines on AI Governance & Ethics (opens in a new tab)
Malaysia’s voluntary national guidelines on AI governance and ethics, built on seven principles for users, policymakers and AI developers. |
AI rules and guidance | Asia · Malaysia | |
| Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (New Zealand) |
Responsible AI Guidance for Businesses (opens in a new tab)
Voluntary July 2025 guidance helping New Zealand businesses use and develop AI responsibly, covering governance, foundations and issues across the AI lifecycle. |
AI rules and guidance | Oceania · New Zealand | |
| African Union Commission |
Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy (opens in a new tab)
The African Union’s strategy for an Africa-centred, development-focused approach to AI, promoting responsible and ethical use and coordinated national approaches among member states. |
AI rules and guidance | Africa · African Union | |
| Ministry of ICT and Innovation (Rwanda) |
Artificial Intelligence Policy (opens in a new tab)
Rwanda’s National Artificial Intelligence Policy, a roadmap of six priority areas, developed by the Ministry of ICT and Innovation with the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority. |
AI rules and guidance | Africa · Rwanda | |
| Council of Europe |
Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence (opens in a new tab)
The first legally binding international treaty on AI, covering human rights, democracy and the rule of law, open to countries worldwide. |
AI rules and guidance | International | |
| Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan) |
Hiroshima AI Process (opens in a new tab)
The G7 initiative that produced the Hiroshima AI Process Comprehensive Policy Framework, with guiding principles and a code of conduct for advanced AI. |
AI rules and guidance | International | |
| OECD |
OECD AI Principles overview (opens in a new tab)
The OECD’s intergovernmental standard on trustworthy AI, adopted in 2019 and updated in 2024, with values-based principles and recommendations for governments. |
AI rules and guidance | International | |
| OECD |
Recommendation of the Council on Artificial Intelligence (opens in a new tab)
The official legal instrument containing the OECD’s principles for responsible stewardship of trustworthy AI, listed in the OECD Legal Instruments database. |
AI rules and guidance | International | |
| UNESCO |
Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (opens in a new tab)
UNESCO’s global standard on AI ethics, adopted in November 2021, grounded in human rights with core values, ten principles and policy actions. |
AI rules and guidance | International | |
| United Nations |
General Assembly Adopts Landmark Resolution on Steering Artificial Intelligence towards Global Good, Faster Realization of Sustainable Development (opens in a new tab)
The UN’s record of resolution 78/265 of 21 March 2024, the General Assembly’s first resolution on safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence. |
AI rules and guidance | International | |
| United Nations |
Global Digital Compact (opens in a new tab)
The UN framework for digital cooperation and the governance of artificial intelligence, opened for endorsement in September 2024. |
AI rules and guidance | International | |
| Diario Oficial de la Federación |
Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (opens in a new tab)
Mexico’s federal law, published on 20 March 2025, setting rules for how private parties collect, use, transfer and secure personal data. |
Privacy and data protection | North America · Mexico | |
| Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada |
Principles for responsible, trustworthy and privacy-protective generative AI technologies (opens in a new tab)
Principles from Canada’s federal privacy regulator on how privacy obligations apply to organizations that develop, provide or use generative AI, including consent and safeguards. |
Privacy and data protection | North America · Canada | |
| Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada |
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) (opens in a new tab)
The regulator’s hub for Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law, with its requirements, fair information principles, business guidance and investigation findings. |
Privacy and data protection | North America · Canada | |
| Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública |
Documentos de Inteligencia Artificial (opens in a new tab)
The data protection authority’s AI documents, led by a guide for public and private entities on transparency and personal data protection in responsible AI. |
Privacy and data protection | South America · Argentina | |
| Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados |
Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) (opens in a new tab)
The data protection authority’s page offering Law No. 13,709, Brazil’s general data protection law, as an English-language PDF. |
Privacy and data protection | South America · Brazil | |
| European Commission |
Data protection (opens in a new tab)
The Commission’s overview of the rules that protect personal data inside and outside the EU, including the General Data Protection Regulation. |
Privacy and data protection | Europe · European Union | |
| European Data Protection Board |
Opinion 28/2024 on certain data protection aspects related to the processing of personal data in the context of AI models (opens in a new tab)
The Board’s opinion on data protection questions raised by AI models, including legal basis and anonymization, issued in December 2024. |
Privacy and data protection | Europe · European Union | |
| Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner |
AI and data protection (opens in a new tab)
The Swiss authority explains that the Federal Data Protection Act already applies to AI-supported data processing and sets transparency requirements. |
Privacy and data protection | Europe · Switzerland | |
| Information Commissioner’s Office |
Artificial intelligence (opens in a new tab)
The UK regulator’s guidance and tools on applying data protection law to AI, including explaining AI-assisted decisions. |
Privacy and data protection | Europe · United Kingdom | |
| The Official Platform of the UAE Government (u.ae) |
Data protection laws (opens in a new tab)
A government overview of the UAE’s main data protection and privacy laws, centred on the federal Personal Data Protection Law. |
Privacy and data protection | MENA · United Arab Emirates | |
| Personal Data Protection Commission (Singapore) |
Advisory Guidelines on Use of Personal Data in AI Recommendation and Decision Systems (opens in a new tab)
Explains how Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act applies when organizations use personal data to develop, test and deploy AI systems that make recommendations or decisions. |
Privacy and data protection | Asia · Singapore | |
| Personal Information Protection Commission (Republic of Korea) |
Policy Direction for Safe Usage of Personal Data in the Age of A.I. (opens in a new tab)
The Commission’s 2023 announcement of its principle-based approach to personal data in AI, with safeguards from design through service delivery. |
Privacy and data protection | Asia · South Korea | |
| Personal Information Protection Commission, Japan |
Laws and Policies (opens in a new tab)
The Commission’s English page listing the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, its enforcement rules and overview documents, with translations for reference only. |
Privacy and data protection | Asia · Japan | |
| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner |
Guidance on privacy and developing and training generative AI models (opens in a new tab)
Guidance for organizations that develop or fine-tune generative AI models on meeting Australian Privacy Principles, with practical tips and a checklist. |
Privacy and data protection | Oceania · Australia | |
| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner |
Guidance on privacy and the use of commercially available AI products (opens in a new tab)
Explains how the Privacy Act 1988 applies when organizations deploy commercial AI products such as chatbots, with checklists on choosing products and managing privacy risk. |
Privacy and data protection | Oceania · Australia | |
| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner |
The Privacy Act (opens in a new tab)
The Commissioner’s overview of the Privacy Act 1988 and its 13 Australian Privacy Principles, with links to related topics. |
Privacy and data protection | Oceania · Australia | |
| Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) |
Artificial Intelligence and the Information Privacy Principles (opens in a new tab)
The Privacy Commissioner’s guidance on applying the Information Privacy Principles at each stage of AI use, with a recommended privacy impact assessment. |
Privacy and data protection | Oceania · New Zealand | |
| Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) |
Privacy Act 2020 (opens in a new tab)
The Commissioner’s summary of the Privacy Act 2020 and its information privacy principles on how agencies collect, store, use and share personal information. |
Privacy and data protection | Oceania · New Zealand | |
| Data Protection Commission (Ghana) |
Data Protection Commission (opens in a new tab)
The independent regulator established under the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843) to protect personal data by regulating how it is processed. |
Privacy and data protection | Africa · Ghana | |
| Data Protection Office (Mauritius) |
Guidelines Data Protection Act 2017 (opens in a new tab)
The office’s guidance under the Data Protection Act 2017, including a guide on data protection for health data and AI solutions. |
Privacy and data protection | Africa · Mauritius | |
| Information Regulator (South Africa) |
POPIA (opens in a new tab)
The regulator’s page for the Protection of Personal Information Act, with forms and information on how organizations process personal information. |
Privacy and data protection | Africa · South Africa | |
| Nigeria Data Protection Commission |
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (opens in a new tab)
The data protection regulator’s site, covering the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 and its implementation guidance and notices for organizations. |
Privacy and data protection | Africa · Nigeria | |
| Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (Kenya) |
Guidelines (opens in a new tab)
The regulator’s collection of guidance notes under the Data Protection Act, including consent, impact assessments, cross-border transfers and data protection officers. |
Privacy and data protection | Africa · Kenya | |
| Canadian Centre for Cyber Security |
Generative artificial intelligence - ITSAP.00.041 (opens in a new tab)
An awareness publication explaining how generative AI is used, the cyber security risks it creates and measures organizations can take to reduce them. |
Cybersecurity | North America · Canada | |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency |
AI Data Security: Best Practices for Securing Data Used to Train & Operate AI Systems (opens in a new tab)
Joint guidance on protecting data across the life of an AI system, from development and testing through deployment and operation. |
Cybersecurity | North America · United States | |
| Gabinete de Segurança Institucional |
E-CIBER - Estratégia Nacional de Cibersegurança (opens in a new tab)
Brazil’s national cybersecurity strategy, established by Decree 12.573 of 2025, with guidelines on governance, risk management and essential services. |
Cybersecurity | South America · Brazil | |
| Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones |
MSPI (opens in a new tab)
MinTIC’s security and privacy of information model, a set of good practices based on international standards for Colombian public entities. |
Cybersecurity | South America · Colombia | |
| European Commission |
Cyber Resilience Act (opens in a new tab)
Describes the EU regulation intended to make sure digital products are safe from cyber threats across their life. |
Cybersecurity | Europe · European Union | |
| European Commission |
NIS2 Directive: securing network and information systems (opens in a new tab)
Explains the EU directive that sets cybersecurity rules for critical sectors, national strategies, cross-border cooperation and incident reporting. |
Cybersecurity | Europe · European Union | |
| National Cyber Security Centre |
Guidelines for secure AI system development (opens in a new tab)
Security guidance for organizations building AI systems, covering design, development, deployment and operation. |
Cybersecurity | Europe · United Kingdom | |
| National Security Authority (NSM) |
Cyber Security (opens in a new tab)
Introduces the NSM’s cybersecurity work, including its role as Norway’s national computer emergency response team and cybersecurity hub. |
Cybersecurity | Europe · Norway | |
| Cyber Security Agency of Singapore |
Guidelines and Companion Guide on Securing AI Systems (opens in a new tab)
Guidelines for system owners on securing AI systems across their lifecycle, with a companion guide of practical controls drawn from industry and academia. |
Cybersecurity | Asia · Singapore | |
| Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) |
Blueprint for Reducing Exposure and Defending against AI-Assisted Vulnerabilities Exploitation in Digital Infrastructure (opens in a new tab)
India’s national cyber agency sets out measures for organizations to reduce exposure and defend against attackers who use AI to find and exploit vulnerabilities. |
Cybersecurity | Asia · India | |
| National Cyber Security Agency (Malaysia) |
Cyber Security Act 2024 (Act 854) (opens in a new tab)
The agency’s page on Malaysia’s Cyber Security Act, covering duties for critical information infrastructure entities and licensing of cyber security service providers. |
Cybersecurity | Asia · Malaysia | |
| National Cyber Security Centre (New Zealand) |
NCSC Cyber Security Framework (opens in a new tab)
A beta framework of five functions for organizing cyber security work, which any organization can use to strengthen or build a security program. |
Cybersecurity | Oceania · New Zealand | |
| African Union Commission |
African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection (opens in a new tab)
The African Union treaty, adopted in 2014, that sets continental rules on cybersecurity and the protection of personal data. |
Cybersecurity | Africa · African Union | |
| Cyber Security Authority (Ghana) |
Cyber Security Authority (opens in a new tab)
The authority created under the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 to regulate cybersecurity, with advisories for business, licensing and incident reporting. |
Cybersecurity | Africa · Ghana | |
| National Cyber Security Authority (Rwanda) |
National Cyber Security Authority (opens in a new tab)
The national cyber agency’s site, with security alerts, advisories, documentation and incident reporting for organizations operating in Rwanda. |
Cybersecurity | Africa · Rwanda | |
| National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) |
Cyber Security (opens in a new tab)
Describes the agency’s cybersecurity department, which sets standards for government and private-sector organizations and issues guidelines and business continuity guidance. |
Cybersecurity | Africa · Nigeria | |
| International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
Global Cybersecurity Index (opens in a new tab)
The ITU benchmark scoring countries’ cybersecurity commitment across legal, technical, organizational, capacity development and cooperation pillars; the 2024 edition is the latest. |
Cybersecurity | International | |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
AI Risk Management Framework (opens in a new tab)
A voluntary framework for building trustworthiness into the design, development, use and evaluation of AI systems, with a playbook and generative AI profile. |
Standards and frameworks | North America · United States | |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Cybersecurity Framework (opens in a new tab)
The hub for the Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, with guidance, profiles, mappings and tools that help organizations manage cybersecurity risk. |
Standards and frameworks | North America · United States | |
| National Cyber Security Centre |
Cyber Assessment Framework (opens in a new tab)
A framework of UK guidance for organizations whose essential functions support everyday life to assess their cybersecurity, now at version 4.0. |
Standards and frameworks | Europe · United Kingdom | |
| National Cybersecurity Authority |
Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC-2:2024) (opens in a new tab)
The Authority’s updated baseline cybersecurity controls, intended to strengthen cybersecurity at the national level and protect information and technology assets. |
Standards and frameworks | MENA · Saudi Arabia | |
| National Cybersecurity Authority |
National Framework for Cybersecurity Risk Management (opens in a new tab)
A reference and methodology for managing cybersecurity risks in the Kingdom, at both entity and national levels. |
Standards and frameworks | MENA · Saudi Arabia | |
| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and IEC |
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Information technology, Artificial intelligence, Management system (opens in a new tab)
The international standard specifying requirements for establishing, running and improving an AI management system within an organization. |
Standards and frameworks | International | |
| Statistics Canada |
Analysis on planned use of artificial intelligence by businesses in Canada, third quarter of 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Statistics Canada’s quarterly analysis of the share of Canadian businesses planning to use AI over the next 12 months, with detail by application. |
Statistics and research | North America · Canada | |
| United States Census Bureau |
Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) (opens in a new tab)
A biweekly survey of about 1.2 million businesses on conditions and expectations, including a supplement and reports on AI use at US businesses. |
Statistics and research | North America · United States | |
| European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) |
ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 (opens in a new tab)
ENISA’s analysis of 4,875 incidents from July 2024 to June 2025, covering the main cybersecurity threats and trends facing the EU. |
Statistics and research | Europe · European Union | |
| Eurostat |
Use of artificial intelligence in enterprises (opens in a new tab)
Official EU statistics on AI adoption by enterprises, broken down by company size, sector, technology type, purpose and reasons for not using it. |
Statistics and research | Europe · European Union | |
| Office for National Statistics |
Business insights and impact on the UK economy (opens in a new tab)
Official UK survey results that include the share of businesses using AI technologies, with figures by business size. |
Statistics and research | Europe · United Kingdom | |
| Infocomm Media Development Authority |
Singapore Digital Economy Report 2024 (opens in a new tab)
Official report on Singapore’s digital economy, including enterprise digitalization and a section on the state of AI adoption among businesses. |
Statistics and research | Asia · Singapore | |
| Australian Bureau of Statistics |
Characteristics of Australian Business, 2024-25 financial year (opens in a new tab)
Official business survey results released 25 June 2026, including the share of Australian businesses using artificial intelligence and other digital practices. |
Statistics and research | Oceania · Australia |