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FINAL Regulatory Sandbox Guidelines Executive Summary EN

Issuing bodyMCIT Qatar
CountryQatar
RegionNational
Date issued2025
regulatory sandboxemerging technologiesdigital innovation

The Regulatory Sandbox Guidelines document outlines an operational framework for implementing a regulatory sandbox in Qatar, aligned with the Digital Agenda 2030 and NDS3. It aims to enable safe experimentation with emerging technologies across finance, telecom, health, and other digital sectors. The guidelines provide a phased methodology for government agencies and regulators to deploy sandboxes.

Key requirements
  • Entities should undertake preliminary steps to ensure they can successfully embrace the new regulatory tools before launching a regulatory sandbox.
  • Entities should be ready to begin planning after completing readiness assessments.
  • Concisely define the overall objective and outcome of the regulatory experimentation process during the design phase.
Applies to: Regulatory entities, line ministries, public entities exploring new digital technologies, firms, start-ups, SMEs engaging with regulators, and external experts in Qatar
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