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of artificial intelligence and data-driven applications.

Themes

All publications, tools, news and events collected by theme.

AI literacy and maturity

What competencies are required to work with AI?

Digital sovereignty

How do you maintain control over your data?

AI Act and law

An overview of the most relevant legal frameworks and topics on AI.

Illustration of a blue triangle with two balanced blue balls between a green bar on top, representing a see-saw or perfect balance.

Illustratie van een blauwe driehoek met twee gebalanceerde blauwe ballen tussen een groene balk bovenop, die een wip of perfect evenwicht voorstelt.

Workfloor

How can data-driven and AI applications be properly introduced to the workplace?

Illustration of a shield with a checkmark in the centre.
Illustratie van een schild met een vinkje (checkmark) in het midden.

Policy monitor

What policy initiatives frame the development and implementation of data and AI applications?

(NL) Opinie: Het denken mag zich nooit onderwerpen, aan hallucinaties noch tijdsgebrek

24.02.2026

Call for experts: Help us reviewing model clauses for article 25(4) of the EU AI Act

05.02.2026

AI Act and law

Make AI literacy a priority this year

02.02.2026

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Publications

Explore our extensive database of reports, blogposts, brAInfoods, and more.

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Blog

The Flemish Supervisory Committee (VTC) VTC’s powers under scrutiny – the Council of State’s ruling on the VTC’s competence under the GDPR

On 31 March 2026, the Court of Cassation handed down a judgment in an appeal against a decision by the Flemish data...

Professionals staan rond een tafel. Twee van hen wijzen naar grafieken op een papier, terwijl de twee anderen bezig zijn op hun gsm en laptop. Dit moet een situatie van een audit voorstellen.

Policy monitor

European Commission - A Cloud Sovereignty Framework for strategic procurement

The European Commission operationalises digital sovereignty through a structured assessment framework and a...

brAInfood

brAInfood: What is AI maturity?

Organisations are increasingly expected to be “AI mature”, but what does this really mean? In this brAInfood, we...

NL: Twee kenniswerkers, die zich in een wiel in een computermuis bewegen, worstelen om het tempo bij te houden van een krachtige hand (die werkgevers of kapitalistische krachten vertegenwoordigt). De afbeelding laat zien dat, ondanks AI en de adoptie van digitale technologie, de stijgende productiviteitsverwachtingen werknemers vaak dwingen om meer te produceren met minder middelen. In plaats van de arbeid te verlichten, dreigt AI-technologie de basiseisen te verhogen en het werktempo te versnellen onder de illusie van vooruitgang.

EN: Two knowledge workers, running inside a wheel embedded within a computer mouse, struggles to keep pace as a powerful hand (representing employers or capitalistic forces).The image reveals that despite AI and digital adoption, rising productivity expectations often trap workers into producing more with less. Rather than easing labour, AI technologies risks raising the baseline demands, accelerating the pace of work under the illusion of progress.

Report

(NL) AI-maturiteit in de werkcontext: van literatuur en experten tot eigen kaderwerk

Dit rapport brengt AI-maturiteit in kaart. AI-maturiteit kijkt naar het geheel van factoren die bepalen in welke mate...

Tools

Tools to get started on your own or together with colleagues.

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Data Act: 5 key questions every company should be asking

This tool guides companies through five essential questions they should ask about the Data Act.

AI Act and law

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(NL) Wegwijzer AI-geletterdheid en AI-competenties

Deze wegwijzer bevat praktische stappen om zelf aan de slag te gaan rond AI-geletterdheid in de organisatie.

AI literacy and maturity

NL: Deze afbeelding toont een blauwe röntgenfoto van iemands borstkas - de ribben, de vage contouren van een hart en andere organen zijn zichtbaar. De afbeelding toont gele vierkanten rond de organen (linkerlong, luchtpijp, rechterlong, hart, middenrif) - elk met labels zoals: normaal, middenlijn, normale grootte. Rechtsonder staat in witte tekst 'geen afwijkingen gedetecteerd'.

EN: This image shows a blue xray image of a person's chest - it shows the ribs, the faint outline of a heart, and other organs. The image features yellow squares surrounding the organs (left lung, trachea, right lung, heart, diaphragm) - each of them feature labels such as: normal, midline, normal size. There is text in the right bottom corner in white which states 'no abnormalities detected'.

AI Blind Spots in (health)care

This tool makes you aware of possible pitfalls and challenges in deploying AI applications in healthcare.

Ethics in practice

NL: een illustratie van artificiële intelligentie (AI). Deze afbeelding omschrijft de potentie van AGI (artificial General Intelligence) om levens te verrijken.

EN: An artist’s illustration of artificial intelligence (AI). This image depicts AGI (artificial general intelligence)'s potential to enrich lives.

The EU AI Act in 6 steps

In 6 steps, you can use this tool to determine which rules apply to an AI-related project. This allows you to make a first assessment of the potential impact of the AI Act.

AI Act and law

Calendar

Browse our calendar for upcoming events and courses.

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Event

Leuven IP and AI conference 2026

On 18 and 18 May the Leuven IP and AI conference brings together IP scholars and practitioners to provide a platform for advanced reflection on the latest developments in IP and AI.

18 May

On site

Event

Talk by Dr Gabriela Lenarczyk "Patients at the Centre of the European Health Data Space: Rights, Opt-Outs and the Governance of Trust"

What does it mean to place the patient at the centre of the European Health Data Space (EHDS)? And how can policymakers, researchers, healthcare actors and data users implement the EHDS in a way that treats patients not just as data sources? On 19 May, Dr Gabriela Lenarczyk dives into these questions.

19 May

On site

Event

Workshop at the CPDP Conference – Embedding Employee Data Protection in the Workplace: Designing Privacy and Autonomy Clauses

AI and digital monitoring technologies are reshaping workplaces. But how can employee data protection be embedded in practice? In this hands-on workshop, participants draft enforceable model clauses covering non-negotiable rights, conditional safeguards, oversight mechanisms, and enforcement provisions.

22 May

On site

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Themes

AI literacy and maturity

Digital sovereignty

AI Act and law

Ethics in practice

Workfloor

Policy monitor

AI in Flanders

(NL) Opinie: Het denken mag zich nooit onderwerpen, aan hallucinaties noch tijdsgebrek

Call for experts: Help us reviewing model clauses for article 25(4) of the EU AI Act

Make AI literacy a priority this year

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Publications

The Flemish Supervisory Committee (VTC) VTC’s powers under scrutiny – the Council of State’s ruling on the VTC’s competence under the GDPR

European Commission - A Cloud Sovereignty Framework for strategic procurement

brAInfood: What is AI maturity?

(NL) AI-maturiteit in de werkcontext: van literatuur en experten tot eigen kaderwerk

Tools

Data Act: 5 key questions every company should be asking

(NL) Wegwijzer AI-geletterdheid en AI-competenties

AI Blind Spots in (health)care

The EU AI Act in 6 steps

Calendar

Leuven IP and AI conference 2026

Talk by Dr Gabriela Lenarczyk "Patients at the Centre of the European Health Data Space: Rights, Opt-Outs and the Governance of Trust"

Workshop at the CPDP Conference – Embedding Employee Data Protection in the Workplace: Designing Privacy and Autonomy Clauses

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