Algerian PM reviews AI strategy status, Dzair portal launch
Dzair digital services platform passes trials ahead of imminent rollout
#Algeria #AIstrategy – Algeria’s government reviewed progress on its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy and approved the launch plan for its centralised Dzair Digital Services portal, at a government meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb on 25 May 2026. The six-pillar AI strategy, covering research, skills, infrastructure, sector applications, investment, and data governance, is in active implementation. Meanwhile, the Dzair Digital Services portal, having cleared cybersecurity testing and citizen pilots, is now set for imminent operational launch offering 52 public services.
SO WHAT? – This meeting signals that Algeria is moving from planning to delivery on two fronts simultaneously. The AI strategy is currently being executed across six pillars, and the digital services portal has cleared its final pre-launch hurdles. For a country historically burdened by paper-heavy public administration, getting 52 government services online in a single platform, after being tested and security-approved, marks a concrete operational step forward.
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Algeria’s government this week reviewed progress on the National AI Strategy’s implementation and approve the deployment plan for the Dzair Digital Services portal, as part of efforts to accelerate digital transformation across public services. The meeting was charged by Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb on Monday, May 25th.
Algeria’s National AI Strategy defines six key pillars for development: advancing research and innovation; developing skills; investing in infrastructure; promoting an AI ecosystem; establishing a regulatory framework; and targeting priority sectors (including health, agriculture, and energy).
Algeria’s AI talent pipeline is growing steadily, thanks to the education systems’ strength in computer sciences. The country now offers 74 master’s programmes in artificial intelligence across 52 universities, providing a meaningful domestic base from which to develop a competitive AI workforce.
The Dzair Digital Services portal has now completed all design, development, and verification stages. It passed cybersecurity tests conducted in coordination with the Information Systems Security Agency (ASSI), which operates under Algeria’s Ministry of National Defence.
In preparation for the launch, pilot trials were run between March and April 2026, covering seven ministerial sectors and involving more than 1,700 participants. During the trial, citizens were able to access documents and services via mobile phone or computer, without visiting government offices.
The portal will launch with 52 digital services, consolidating previously fragmented government platforms across civil registry, justice, health, land registry, and national solidarity services, with more to be added progressively.
A digital identity system and electronic wallet are built into the platform. The digital identity was developed in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior, while the electronic wallet stores documents downloaded through the portal.
The new digital services platform was designed and developed by Algeria’s High Commission for Digitalisation, led by Minister and High Commissioner Ms. Meriem Benmouloud, as part of the 2025–2030 National Digital Transformation Strategy.
ZOOM OUT – Algeria's National AI Strategy was first developed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 2019. A significant revision in 2024 defined six key pillars for the AI strategy, while a dedicated AI Council was established to advise the government and guide cross-sectoral policy. Algeria’s talent story is compelling:, with over 57,000 students studying computer science, Algerian researchers feature among the top 2% of scientists worldwide, and the country ranks in the top five in Africa for recognised scientific publications. However, gaps in compute resources, data readiness and investment remain. The 2025-2030 phase of the AI strategy is a test of whether Algeria can leverage is scientific talent for technological and economic progress.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]
Sources: APS, Algerian Radio, MEAIN
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