Ministry of Communication and IT Formally Enacts ‘National AI & Data Governance Strategy 2026’: Mandates AI Citizen Assistants, Establishes 24/7 Cyber Defense Command, and Floats NPR 1 Billion Sovereign Fund for Nepali LLMs

Marking a transformative leap into sovereign technological modernization, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has formally promulgated the National Artificial Intelligence and Data Governance Strategy 2026, creating statutory frameworks for public-sector AI chatbots, automated cybersecurity defense, and domestic computing infrastructure.