19/07/2026
On 29 June 2026, the UNESCO Chair on Artificial Intelligence Law & Sustainability at the NUS Centre for International Law, Dr. Jon Truby, convened the event, โ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ก,' at the Royal University of Law and Economics-RULE (Official) in Phnom Penh.
The event was organised in collaboration with the Royal University of Law and Economics-RULE (Official) and the Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology, with support from the ILA Committee on AI & Technology Law.
More than 100 participants attended in person, including representatives from academia, government ministries, industry, the legal profession and the student community.
Jon Truby delivered the keynote address on the legal foundations of AI regulation and the choices facing Cambodia and other ASEAN countries.
The panel brought together:
โข Mr Bunhong Taing, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs, General Secretariat of the Digital Government Committee
โข Mr Torsten Kleine Buening, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, ABA Bank
โข Dr Sophearith PAN, Director, Cambodian Centre for International Law
โข Sheikh Sultan Aadil Huque, Research Associate, NUS Centre for International Law
โข Dr Ngorn Rothna, intellectual property lawyer and faculty member at RULE
The discussions considered whether Cambodia should adopt general AI legislation or follow a calibrated and sector-specific approach. Speakers addressed government policy, banking and financial regulation, competition law, healthcare, patient dignity, copyright, trademarks and intellectual property reform.
The sessions were moderated by Mr Pisal Chanty, Director of Digital and Innovation Policy Research at the Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology, and Professor Paul Mornet - RULE Dual Degree Department, Director of the Dual Masterโs Degrees in Law at RULE.
We extend our sincere thanks to Professor Paul Mornet - RULE Dual Degree Department for coordinating and conducting the event, and to his student team for their dedicated support throughout the programme.
The visit also included a courtesy meeting with the Secretary of State at Cambodiaโs Ministry of Post and Telecommunications.
