Mozambique has presented a draft National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy as part of its broader digital transformation agenda aimed at promoting the responsible adoption of AI technologies.
The draft strategy was presented during the International Telecommunication Union’s “AI for Good” workshop in Kenya by Lourino Chemane, chairman of the board of directors at the National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (INTIC).
The document has been released for public consultation from 4 May to 4 June 2026.
During the workshop, Chemane outlined the country’s priority areas for AI development and highlighted opportunities for regional cooperation and collaboration with participating countries.
He said AI regulatory sandboxes would play an important role in shaping public policy, defining national AI strategies and supporting the safe adoption of AI across sectors including education, healthcare, finance, energy, agriculture, climate change and digital public services.
Mozambique also used the forum to highlight progress in developing its legal and regulatory framework for digital transformation. This includes the recent approval of the country’s Cybersecurity Law and Cybercrime Law, alongside regulations governing data centres and cloud computing platforms.
According to Chemane, Mozambique is positioning itself as a potential regional hub for data centres and cloud computing infrastructure.
He cited the country’s electricity generation capacity, water resources, long coastline suitable for submarine fibre-optic cable deployment, and youthful workforce as competitive advantages for the sector.
In a statement, INTIC said: “In his presentation, the chairman called on private sector entities interested in developing data centres to consider the country as a prime destination for investment, emphasising that the nation has a legal and regulatory framework geared towards attracting private investment in this strategic sector for digital transformation and national sovereignty.”
Mozambique joins other Southern African Development Community countries, including Lesotho and Malawi, in developing national AI frameworks. South Africa is also revising its draft AI framework after it was temporarily withdrawn following an internal review that identified AI-generated citation errors.
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