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National Artificial Intelligence Strategy of Panama

Strategy State lawLatin America and the Caribbean · PAadopted

The National Artificial Intelligence Strategy of Panama provides an action-oriented blueprint for accelerating AI-enabled economic growth, productivity, workforce readiness, and investment. Structured around six core pillars, the strategy emphasizes digital infrastructure, human capital development, data governance, agile regulation, investment promotion, and sectoral AI applications. It aims to position Panama as Latin America's trusted hub for AI innovation and competitiveness.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

Secretariat of Science, Technology and InnovationGovernment
Lead issuer
Legal forceAspirational
Under whose authorityState law
Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

National governmentGeneral publicPublic sector bodiesCompaniesAI developers and providersAI deployers and usersResearchers and academics

Government officials, industry leaders, academic researchers, and civil society actors seeking to understand and participate in Panama's national AI development.

Sectors
Cross-sectorPublic administration · Government OperationsTransport and mobility · Logistics and Supply Chain

What the document contains

What's covered

The document covers comprehensive policy frameworks for deploying AI across Panama, including energy and compute infrastructure upgrades, educational curriculum integration, data protection enforcement under Law 81, agile governance mechanisms, startup funding ecosystems, and domain-specific AI applications.

What's missing

It does not provide binding statutory legislation or detailed technical audit protocols, leaving specific rule-making and standard enforcement dependent on future institutional actions and regulatory sandboxes.

Key takeaways
  • Panama aims to transition from a physical logistics connector into an intelligent digital nexus known as the Digital Canal.
  • The strategy is organized around six pillars covering infrastructure, human capital, data security, governance, investment, and sectoral applications.
  • The newly established National Applied Institute for AI (NAAII) acts as an agile execution catalyst rather than a rigid regulator.
  • The framework promotes agile regulation through sectoral regulatory sandboxes and mandatory Ethical Impact Assessments for high-risk AI deployments.
  • Strategic economic sectors like logistics, finance, agriculture, healthcare, and manufacturing are mobilized to drive demand-side AI adoption.
Principles it states
AI SovereigntyHuman-CentricityInclusion and EquityAgility and ExperimentationSustainability
Outline
· Executive Summary
· Introduction
· Pillar I: Digital and Physical Infrastructure
· Pillar II: Human Capital and Workforce Development
· Pillar III: Data, Safety, and Security
· Pillar IV: Governance and Ethics
· Pillar V: Investment Promotion, Entrepreneurship and International Partnerships
· Pillar VI: AI Application in Strategic Economic Sectors
· Implementation Roadmap
· Tabular Summaries
· Glossary of Terms
IssuedNot recorded
Length12,865 words
FormatNot recorded
Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

3/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

Citizens must have the right to know if their data is being used to train a model and to opt-out. ANTAI will be strengthened—normatively, institutionally, budgetarily, and technically—to oversee these protections

5.1 Data Governance and Legal Foundations

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Dignity

2/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

The strategy prioritizes education and upskilling to ensure that the benefits of automation are broadly shared across all population segments.

2.4 Guiding Principles and Methodology

screening score · 2026-10-23

Transparency

4/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

Create and maintain a publicly accessible AI Register that lists all government AI systems, detailing their purpose, data sources, and Ethical Impact Assessment ratings.

8.7 Government Operations

screening score · 2026-10-23

Topics

artificial_intelligence national_strategy digital_infrastructure data_governance workforce_development ethics