Section 4.4 of the Implementation Plan for Free Software and Open Standards stipulates that public entities are prohibited from storing the State’s “non‑public” data on servers located outside the national territory. Such data must be held exclusively within the technological infrastructure of public institutions or through State‑operated cloud services, and in all cases within the country’s borders. In contrast, public entities may use open platforms for the management of public data, provided that local backups are maintained within the State's technological infrastructure to ensure continued accessibility and long‑term preservation.

Bolivia has not joined any free trade agreement committing to open transfers of cross-border data flows.

Bolivia has not implemented a comprehensive data protection law. However, personal data is regulated in certain sectoral laws, including:
- the General Law of Telecommunications, Information, and Communication Technologies;
- the General Law on Consumer Rights (Art. 40);
- the Financial Services Law (Art. 475);
- the Digital Citizenship Law (Art. 12).

It is reported that a basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Bolivia's law and jurisprudence.

It is reported that a basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Bolivia's law and jurisprudence.

Art. 5 of Supreme Decree No. 353 provides that owners of mobile terminal equipment, as well as account holders, must register in the Registers referred to in Art. 4 either by electronic means (including websites, SMS, email, and similar channels) or by appearing in person at the offices of their service provider, and that where registration is carried out electronically, information relating to personal identity shall be verified against other public registers; Art. 4 further provides that these Registers shall contain, in the case of the Register of Ownership of Mobile Terminal Equipment, the name of the owner, the number of the personal identification document, and the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) code or its equivalent, and, in the case of the Nominal Register of Account Holders, the name of the account holder, the number of the personal identification document, and the telephone number.

According to Bi-Ministerial Resolution No. 007, prior import authorisation is required for radar apparatus, other radio-navigation apparatus and radio remote-control apparatus under HS heading 8526, specifically national tariff subheadings 8526.10.00.00, 8526.91.00.90 and 8526.92.00.00. Under Arts. 7 and 9 of Regulatory Administrative Resolution ATT-DJ-RA-TL-LP No. 1833/2014, the authorisation must be obtained before shipment and is issued individually by the Telecommunications and Transport Regulation and Oversight Authority (ATT), following verification of the required documentation and submission of a valid ATT type-approval certificate.

According to Arts. 14-15 of the Supreme Decree 1391, a homologation process is needed for telecom products, which requires an administrative resolution by the "Autoridad de Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes" (Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Transportation, ATT). Moreover, Art. 16 states that the importation of telecom equipment and antennas used for satellite reception requires prior authorisation from the ATT. It is reported that the products that require approval include: modems, wireless telephones, transceiver terminals, equipment for television broadcasting, equipment for sound broadcasting, equipment for Earth stations, power amplifiers for radio frequency, transceivers and transmitters switching stations, equipment for data networks, multiplexers, and optical line terminal equipment.
Art. 14 of the "Guidelines for the Registration and Approval of Telecommunications and ICT Equipment" stipulates that, for the homologation of any telecommunications or ICT device, terminal or equipment, the applicant must submit to the ATT, among other requirements, the following documents: a certificate of conformity for the equipment subject to homologation, issued by an international body recognised by the ATT, and laboratory test reports relating to the equipment to be approved.

Bolivia has only partially appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

It is reported that Bolivia’s public tendering process is nontransparent and acts as a barrier to participation. Government requirements and the details of tenders are not always clearly defined, and procurement notices are not always made public. Concerns have also been raised that certain state-owned companies are not required to publish their tenders through the official procurement system or to follow the procedures established under the national public procurement framework.

Bolivia is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), nor does it have observer status.

There is a limitation on foreign equity participation in the government‑controlled telecommunications company Entel, which was nationalised by Supreme Decree No. 29544. Art. 19 of Law No. 516 stipulates that the assets and investments recovered through nationalisation processes undertaken by the State for the recovery of natural resources and strategic sectors may not, under any circumstances, be privatised in any form.

According to the Art. 416 of the Commercial Code, in order for a foreign company to operate in Bolivia, it must be registered in the Commercial Registry by establishing either a branch or a permanent representation with a domicile within the territory of the Republic.

It is reported that effective protection of patents is limited by reliance on a century-old industrial law, namely the Law of 2 December 1916.

Bolivia is not a signatory of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).