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European Commission - Digital Europe Programme - Work programme 2025 - 2027

The European Commission is allocating €1.3 billion through the DIGITAL work programme for 2025–2027 for the deployment of strategically critical technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud and data infrastructure, cyber resilience, and digital skills — all aimed at strengthening Europe’s technological sovereignty.

21.05.2025

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European Commission – Invest AI initiative

InvestAI channels €200 billion (incl. a €20 billion fund for four AI gigafactories) to make Europe a global AI leader and secure open, trustworthy compute capacity

14.05.2025

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Italy - AI Bill approved by the Italian Senate

On 20 March 2025, the Italian Senate approved the AI Bill. The law builds on the EU AI Act and regulates AI systems in Italy.

07.05.2025

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US president Donald Trump (2025) signing an executive order in his office.

And so it begins… The TechReg Trade War: USA vs. World – time for some regulatory housekeeping!

With the memorandum ‘Defending American Companies and Innovators From Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties’, President Trump has officially sparked an international trade war relating to technology regulation. What does the document say and how should European policymakers react?

06.05.2025

Blog

European Commission - AI Continent Action Plan

The EU Commission published its AI continent action plan to make the EU a global leader in artificial intelligence.

06.05.2025

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The Netherlands – Design Proposal Dutch regulatory sandbox for the AI Act

The Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure proposes a design for the national AI regulatory sandbox in the Netherlands.

23.04.2025

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brAInfood: A strategy for responsible AI

Many organisations recognise the importance of responsible AI, but a clear strategy is often lacking. In this brAInfood, you will discover ALLY: an online guide that helps organisations develop an AI governance strategy step by step.

17.04.2025

brAInfood

brAInfood: How ecologically sustainable is GenAI?

How much water and energy does generative AI (genAI) consume? What impact does this have on our communities? In this brAInfood, we explore the current state of GenAI’s ecological sustainability and its broader implications.

27.03.2025

brAInfood

From Policy To Practice: Prototyping The EU AI Act’s Human Oversight Requirements

This report contains three prototypes of compliance documents that fulfil the requirement for human oversight from Article 14 of the EU AI Act.

27.03.2025

Report

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What can ethics-by-design mean for responsible AI innovation? 5 key takeaways

On 11 March 2025, the ‘AI and ethics in practice’ learning community met to explore the topic of ethics-by-design. In this report, you’ll find the key takeaways from the two presentations and the community discussion that followed.

25.03.2025

Event report

brAInfood: Current state of platform work in Flanders and Belgium

Platform work is gaining popularity, but it also brings opportunities and challenges. In this article, we take a closer look at the current situation, the impact of algorithmic management and the protection of platform workers in Flanders and Belgium.

14.03.2025

brAInfood

European AI Office: guidelines on prohibited AI systems

On 4 February 2025, two days after the first batch of AI Act provisions became applicable – including the rules on prohibitions and AI literacy - the European AI Office published its Guidelines on prohibited AI systems.

04.03.2025

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European AI Office: guidelines on the AI system definition

The EU AI Office published guidelines regarding the definition of an 'AI system' in the EU AI Act.

04.03.2025

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A man is sitting on the floor and working on his laptop.
Een man zit op de vloe ren werkt op zijn laptop.

brAInfood: How do government employees feel about Generative AI?

To what extent do government employees consider themselves proficient with regard to generative AI (GenAI)? In this brAInfood, we explore how government employees deploy GenAI, what systems they use and how competent they feel in it.

27.02.2025

brAInfood

South Korea - South Korean Basic AI Act

At the end of December 2024, South Korea published its Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of Trust. South Korean lawmakers clearly took their cue from the EU AI Act, although there are also differences prompted by specific South Korean needs.

26.02.2025

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Netherlands - Dutch Authorities publish final advice on AI Authorities

In November 2024, the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (“Rijksdienst Digitale Infrastructuur”) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (“Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens”) published their final joint advice on the supervision of AI systems under the AI Act in the Netherlands.

21.02.2025

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Person holding a piece of paper. A white banner with the Belgian flag is placed over the image, representing that this policy monitor item is about a development in Belgium.

Persoon houdt een stuk papier vast. Een witte banner met de Belgische vlag is over de afbeelding geplaatst, waarmee wordt aangegeven dat dit beleidsmonitor item over een ontwikkeling in België gaat.

Belgium - Federal Government Agreement 2025 - 2029

The Federal Coalition Agreement details the new federal government's plans to address critical challenges. This summary focuses on the themes of artificial intelligence (AI) and personal data.

18.02.2025

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(NL) Hoe staan overheidsmedewerkers tegenover generatieve AI? Een blik op gebruik en vaardigheden

Elk jaar voert het Kenniscentrum Data & Maatschappij een onderzoek uit waarbij het via een survey de attitudes, percepties en praktijken van Vlamingen over datagedreven technologieën bevraagt. Dit jaar kijken we naar het gebruik van generatieve AI bij lokale en Vlaamse overheden.

06.02.2025

Report

Person holding a pile of papers. A white banner with the flag of Flanders is placed over the image, this reflects that this policy monitor item is about an administrative decision in Flanders.

Persoon houdt een stapel papieren vast. Een witte banner met de vlag van Vlaanderen is over het beeld geplaatst, dit geeft aan dat dit beleidsmonitor item over een administratieve beslissing in Vlaanderen gaat.

Belgium/Flanders - VTC vs. ANPR cameras

In a directive/warning, the Flemish Supervisory Commission (VTC) urges local authorities to handle the use of ANPR cameras with caution; look before you leap.

20.01.2025

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A woman is writing something on a piece of paper that is lying down on a table. There is another person next to her. The setting is professional. A white banner with the flag of the USA shows that this policy monitor item is about a development in the USA

Een vrouw schrijft iets op een stuk papier dat op een tafel ligt. Er staat nog iemand naast haar. De setting is professioneel. Een witte banner met de vlag van de VS laat zien dat dit beleidsmonitor item over een ontwikkeling in de VS gaat.

United States of America - Federal Trade Commission vs. AI: misleading marketing of AI and the harming of consumers

According to the American Federal Trade Commission (FTC), some AI system providers/sellers have gone too far by making bold claims about their system’s capabilities that they couldn’t back up. The FTC has already taken action against this.

20.01.2025

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Policy brief: Implementing the AI Act in Belgium - Scope of Application and Authorities

In this policy brief, we provide an overview of the scope of the AI Act and, in particular, the exceptions to the scope where national legislators might still (want to) act. We further discuss the various authorities that Belgium is required to designate or establish under the AI Act and consider which Belgian authorities might be suitable to fulfil this role.

23.12.2024

Report

Best practices for sustainable GenAI

On 10 December 2024, the ‘AI and ethics in practice’ learning community of the Knowledge Centre Data & Society came together at FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute to discuss best practices for sustainable GenAI.

20.12.2024

Event report

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brAInfood: What is the role of the school in implementing AI systems?

The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education is bringing a flood of data into the classroom. But as a school, how do you deal with the concerns this brings?

16.12.2024

brAInfood

Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

The EU Commission signed the Framework Convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

03.12.2024

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European Commission - First Draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

This draft document outlines key considerations for providers of general-purpose AI models (GPAI)

02.12.2024

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Insights on guidelines for generative AI

In the meet-up of the learning community 'AI and ethics in practice' on September 27, 2024, we talked about the best practices and challenges of GenAI governance.

06.11.2024

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A Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment for law enforcement AI systems

In this guest blog, researcher Donatella Casaburo from the KU Leuven Centre for IP & IT Law (CiTiP) talks about the Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment template on which she worked as part of the European Union-funded ALIGNER project.

04.11.2024

Blog

United States of America/California – Several bills regulating generative AI

Over the past few months, the California Legislature passed more than a dozen bills concerning AI.

18.10.2024

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Belgium – Artificial Intelligence Systems and the GDPR: a data protection perspective

The Belgian Data Protection Authority released an information brochure outlining the interplay between the GDPR and the AI Act in AI system development.

10.10.2024

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UNESCO - Consultation paper on AI regulation: emerging approaches across the world

This Consultation paper on AI regulation discusses 9 emerging regulatory approaches to AI that are being considered across the world.

02.10.2024

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