2016
PDPPL
one of the Gulf's first data protection laws
Qatar's Personal Data Privacy Protection Law (Law No. 13 of 2016) applies to AI systems that process personal data, including consent, purpose and cross-border transfer rules.
AI for banks, government and enterprise in Qatar
From pilot to production under Qatar's data rules
GridStudio builds and runs AI for Qatari banks, public bodies and enterprises: assistants, document intelligence and the infrastructure underneath, with clients including Doha Bank.
The context in Qatar
QNAIS
National AI Strategy
a national plan since 2019
Qatar published a national AI strategy in 2019, built around education, data access, jobs and a local AI industry.
What we build here
Banking AI
Customer service, KYC and document workflows with the audit trail a regulator expects.
Government services
Bilingual assistants and case triage for public bodies.
Rules we design for
- Personal Data Privacy Protection Law (Law No. 13 of 2016)
- Qatar's general data protection law.
- QFC Data Protection Regulations
- A separate regime for firms in the Qatar Financial Centre.
This is a design checklist, not legal advice. Your counsel signs off.
Sectors
- Banking
- Government
- Energy
- Hospitality
Organisations we have delivered for
- Doha Bank
Insights on Qatar
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Questions
Yes. Doha Bank is among the organisations we have delivered for. We serve Qatari clients from Dubai and deploy in-country where needed.
Working on AI in Qatar?
Tell us the mandate, the data and the deadline. We will tell you what we have built before and what it would take.