National AI Policy Moves to Implementation, With AI Excellence Centres Planned in Every Province
The government is moving its National AI Policy into implementation. A National AI Centre under the communications ministry is already operational, with AI Excellence Centres planned in every province within five years.
KATHMANDU — The government is steadily moving its National AI Policy, approved in 2025, into implementation. A National AI Centre, set up under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, has been operational since last year.
The centre is tasked with promoting and regulating AI study, research, development and application, and serves as the focal point for international coordination. It also acts as the secretariat for the AI Regulation Council, chaired by the communications minister, which meets at least twice a year.
The government aims to establish AI Excellence Centres in universities and research institutions across all provinces within five years. Separately, data shows Nepal exported more than $1 billion in IT services for the first time in 2025, with software development and AI services contributing significantly to that growth.
Experts say Nepal's abundant hydropower capacity could eventually allow it to build its own AI computing infrastructure, helping the country become a producer rather than just a consumer of AI technology.
Source: Reason ↗
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