Kuwait

Kuwait vision and standards.

Digitise and automate your operations, and meet local and international standards with records you can show.

Last reviewed: 8 November 2026. General information to help you plan, not legal advice. Rules change, so check the linked official sources before you decide.

Digitise and automate, then show the proof

New Kuwait 2035 includes digital transformation and more efficient operations. Tag’n’Track is the platform that digitises and automates the work behind that: asset and stock registers, receiving and dispatch, maintenance checks, document custody and workforce access, all on one live record. Below are the rules and standards that matter most in Kuwait, and how the platform helps you meet and show them.

Rules and standards, and how we help

1. National vision and digital programme

The rule: New Kuwait 2035 sets the national direction, including digital government and a national AI strategy. The Central Agency for Information Technology and CITRA lead the digital programme.

How Tag’n’Track helps: One live record of assets, stock, files and people, with scan-based counts and approvals, so digital transformation reaches the shop floor and the store room.

Sources: Arab Times: Kuwait implements new strategies to drive innovation and digital transformation

2. Radio equipment approval

The rule: The Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) issued a type approval regulation in 2021. Telecom and radio equipment must meet CITRA’s technical standards and hold a type approval certificate where required.

How Tag’n’Track helps: We confirm the approval status of readers and tags before they are ordered, so hardware is cleared before it ships.

Sources: CITRA: type approval standards document, TÜV SÜD: Kuwait market access (secondary)

3. Personal data

The rule: CITRA’s Data Privacy Protection Regulation (Resolution No. 42 of 2021) applies to the service providers it regulates. It has been amended since, so check the current text.

How Tag’n’Track helps: You decide what is collected, and attendance, visitor and access data can stay on infrastructure you choose. Your legal team confirms the transfer rules.

Sources: CITRA: Resolution No. 42 on Data Privacy Protection Regulation, Al Tamimi: Kuwait data protection regulation for service providers (secondary)

4. International standards

The rule: Many organisations in the region also work to ISO 55001 (asset management), ISO/IEC 27001 (information security) and the ISO/IEC 18000-63 (EPC Gen2) standard for UHF RFID.

How Tag’n’Track helps: Tag’n’Track provides the asset records, history and standard-based tracking these frameworks rely on. Certification stays with you and your auditor.

Sources: GS1: ISO/IEC 18000-63 (EPC Gen2), ISO: ISO 55001 and ISO/IEC 27001

Where this applies

Plan your project

  • List the items you need to track and who is responsible for each.
  • Check which rules apply to your sector and your data.
  • Confirm the approval status of the readers and tags you plan to buy.
  • Decide where data is hosted and who can see it.
  • Start with a pilot at one site, then scale.

See Tag’n’Track in Kuwait or talk to us.

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