Peru issued Supreme Decree No. 115-2025-PCM implementing the regulations for Law No. 31814, which promotes the development and use of AI for economic and social development while safeguarding fundamental rights. Public bodies are required to adopt institutional AI policies, build multidisciplinary oversight teams, strengthen staff skills, and share high-value datasets through the national data centre. Peru adopted NTP-ISO/IEC 42001:2025 as its AI management system standard. Implementation is staggered: central government bodies have one year to comply with core transparency and oversight provisions, with longer timelines for regional and local governments and sector-based schedules for private entities. The regulations ban improper uses of AI and establish oversight mechanisms.
Who it affects: All public bodies at central, regional, and local government levels. Private entities in regulated sectors face phased compliance timelines. The requirement to strengthen staff skills applies to public bodies directly, not to private employers generally.
What is notably missing: The regulations require public bodies to build staff capacity but do not establish a minimum AI literacy standard or mandatory training curriculum for civil servants. Private sector employers face no universal obligation to train employees in AI literacy or ethics. There is no specific requirement for AI education in schools. The implementing decree is more focused on AI system governance and deployment compliance than on building broad workforce AI knowledge.