The OECD.AI Policy Navigator

Costa Rica's National AI Strategy aims to promote the ethical, safe, and responsible use of AI for the benefit of its citizens. Its objectives include developing regulatory frameworks, strengthening skills, fostering R&D&I, improving public services, and enhancing competitiveness. Its strategic pillars focus on ethics, territorial development, capacity building, infrastructure, innovation, and international leadership.

This guideline is meant to implement accessible websites in the Costa Rican public sector.

Proposed in August 2024, this bill seeks to establish a national framework for the responsible use, development and regulation of AI systems. The bill was introduced to ensure ethical, transparent, and secure AI adoption. It applies to public and private sectors, mandates transparency, risk-based oversight, and prohibits harmful practices like subliminal manipulation and unauthorized use of personal data or likeness.

This Strategy promotes public policy actions to improve people's quality of life through the implementation of secure and resilient digital solutions at the service of citizens and all sectors of society with a perspective of co-creation and collaboration

This Strategy promotes public policy actions to improve people's quality of life through the implementation of secure and resilient digital solutions at the service of citizens and all sectors of society with a perspective of co-creation and collaboration.

Developed with the assistance of Chat GPT-4, this bill seeks to establish a comprehensive national framework to regulate the development, implementation and use of AI. It sets general principles, baseline definitions (AI, agents, developers, responsibility, bias, explainability, transparency), and creates registration and supervision obligations for AI systems through a dedicated Autoridad Reguladora de Inteligencia Artificial (ARIA).

Proposed in October 2023, this comprehensive bill seeks to regulate and promote ethical, transparent, and responsible AI use, research, and development in Costa Rica. It establishes governance, risk management, and human rights safeguards.

The LINC initiative is a national network of community innovation labs that provide hands-on training in digital technologies such as robotics, 3D printing, and basic artificial intelligence. It benefits students, teachers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses across different regions of Costa Rica. The initiative was created to reduce gaps in access to technology and strengthen digital skills needed for future jobs and local economic growth.