Publications (index) - Knowledge Centre Data & Society

United Kingdom – Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport – Data: A New Direction

In September, the UK government launched a series of proposals to reform the current data protection regulations into a more ambitious, growth-enhancing and innovation-friendly legislative framework.

12.11.2021

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NATO – AI Strategy

NATO published an AI-strategy including several principles and other points of attention.

27.10.2021

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China – General and specific ethical principles for AI

Subsequent to several declarations of principes, the Chinese governement published a first set of ethical principles relating to AI.

21.10.2021

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United Kingdom – National AI-strategy

The British AI-strategy rests on three pillars and focuses on long term plans.

14.10.2021

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IEEE – Standard Model Process for Addressing Ethical Concerns during System Design

IEEE has developed a standard that allows ethical issues to be addressed during systems design.

08.10.2021

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Hong Kong - PCPD guidelines on development and use of AI

Guidelines from the PCPD that help organisations understand and comply with applicable privacy and data protection regulations.

07.09.2021

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The Netherlands - Transparency and existence of automated decision-making

Dutch court rules that Ola Cabs uses automated decisions and orders the company to be more transparent to its drivers.

01.09.2021

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China – Recent new data protection legislation: Data Security Law and Personal Information Protection Law

China's data protection laws are being expanded by two new laws, including the so-called Chinese ‘GDPR’.

26.08.2021

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United Kingdom - Framework for ethics, transparency and accountability in relation to automated decision-making

UK framework around automated decision-making for public services.

23.08.2021

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Germany – The data strategy of the German government

The German federal government published a comprehensive data strategy.

20.08.2021

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United States – Founding of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force

In the US, a federal advisory committee, the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force, was established with a focus on AI research.

10.08.2021

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South Korea - National Strategy for a great transformation (Digital New Deal)

South Korea has started rolling out the ‘Korean New Deal’, the country's ambitious long-term strategy to re-launch the economy after the COVID-19 crisis.

12.07.2021

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The Netherlands – The Dutch Digitisation strategy 2021

A brief review of the Dutch Digitisation Strategy 2021.

25.06.2021

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Spain - Transparency of AI in a work context

Spanish legislation imposes algorithmic transparency in labor relations

07.06.2021

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European Investment Bank / European Commission – Artificial Intelligence, blockchain and the future of Europe – How disruptive technologies create opportunities for a green and digital economy

According to this report by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission, the European Union is investing too little in AI and blockchain technology.

07.06.2021

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China – The Chinese approach to AI: the importance of industrial collaborations

Industrial collaborations play an important role in the implementation of China's AI strategy.

04.06.2021

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Belgium - EU Cloud Code of Conduct

The Belgian Data Protection Authority adopts its first European Code of Conduct for cloud services.

28.05.2021

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United Kingdom – Government response to the call for views on artificial intelligence and intellectual property

The British government has published several policy proposals on intellectual property and AI.

21.05.2021

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Finland - Act on the Secondary Use of Health and Social Data

Finland has become the first European country to launch a prototype health data space (Health Data Spaces).

07.05.2021

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Belgium - Federal government - Legislative proposal to amend the law of April 11, 1994 on public access to government, to provide more transparency on the use of algorithms by the government

This legislative proposal seeks to mandate more transparency around the algorithms used by the government.

03.05.2021

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European Commission - Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence

The European Commission's proposal for a regulation on AI.

29.04.2021

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European Commission – 2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade

The 2030 Digital Compass will pursue a human-centric, sustainable vision for digital society throughout the next decade to empower citizens and businesses

21.04.2021

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United States - National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: Final report

The report is a vision paper by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence addressed to the US president and Congress.

16.04.2021

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Council of Europe - Guidelines on Facial Recognition

The Council of Europe has drafted guidelines for facial recognition technologies.

13.04.2021

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China - The Chinese approach to AI: policy, ethics and regulation

This academic article focuses on the socio-political background and policy discussions shaping China's AI strategy.