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United Kingdom – AI Security Institute

The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced that the AI Safety Institute would renamed into the AI Security Institute.

09.06.2025

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A woman is holding a pen and writing something on a piece of paper that is laying on a table. Another person is standing close to her. The picture also includes a white banner with the flag of Belgium, which makes clear that this policy monitor item is about Belgium.

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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Bronzen beeld van vrouwe justitia. Op de afbeelding zie je ook een witte banner met de vlag van België. Deze afbeelding toont een gerechtelijke beslissing in België.
bronze statue of Lady Justice. The image also shows a white banner with the flag of Belgium. This image shows a court decision in Belgium.

Belgium – European Center for Digital Rights (noyb) v. Mediahuis N.V.

The Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority issued a ruling on measures regarding cookie banners on the Mediahuis’ news websites at the beginning of September.

17.09.2024

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European Commission - The future of European competitiveness

Italy's former prime minister Mario Draghi has written a report on European competitiveness at the request of the European Commission. The report is very critical, contains a comprehensive situation outline and an extensive set of general and thematic recommendations

16.09.2024

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A stately building in a classic architectural style with prominent columns and statues, reflecting a court. A white banner with the flag of the European Union is placed over the image, showing that this policy monitor item is about an act or bill in the European Union.

Een statig gebouw in een klassieke bouwstijl met prominente zuilen en standbeelden, die een hof van justitie weerspiegelen. Een witte banner met het de vlag van de Europese Unie is over de afbeelding geplaatst om aan te geven dat dit beleidsmonitor item over een wet of wetsvoorstel in Europa gaat.

EU - EU AI Act: entry into force & overview main provisions

On August 1st 2024 the AI Act entered into force. From now on, several parts of the AI Act will become applicable on various moments.

14.08.2024

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Court of Justice of the EU – Case regarding credit scoring and automated decision making (Schufa I & II, C-26/22 and C-64/22, C-634/21)

Can credit scoring be considered a form of automated decision-making and can personal data be kept longer than it is publicly available in public registries?

07.08.2024

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Germany – Draft law of the Federal Council to protect personal rights from deepfakes under criminal law

The German Federal Council (Bundesrat) proposed a draft law to criminalize the violation of personal rights through deepfakes.

05.08.2024

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United States of America - ARIA program for assessing risks an impacts of AI by NIST

NIST started its ARIA program through which developers can have their models and systems evaluated.

30.07.2024

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Canada – Moffatt v. Air Canada

On 14 February 2024, the British Columbia Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled that incorrect information provided by a chatbot is attributable to the organisation using the bot.

18.07.2024

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Court of justice of the EU - Case C-588/21 regarding the paid access to harmonised standards for goods

On 5 March 2024 the CJEU issued a ruling regarding the right of access to harmonised product standards.

08.07.2024

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The Council of the European Union - Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1173 as regards a EuroHPC initiative for start-ups in order to boost European leadership in trustworthy artificial intelligence

This amendment adds AI-dedicated supercomputers and AI Factories to EuroHPC JU’s mandate to boost European leadership in trustworthy AI

26.06.2024

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Belgium – Law implementing the European Data Governance Act

The Chamber approved the text of the law implementing the European Data Governance Act on 8 May 2024.

20.06.2024

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Flemish Government - Flemish Media Authority- Competent authority Digital Services Act

The Flemish Media Authority will act as the competent authority in Flanders for the oversight of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

26.04.2024

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European Commission - Living guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research

The Living guidelines on the responsible use of generative AI in research are a set of recommendations for researchers, funding bodies, and research organizations on how to responsibly use generative AI tools to ensure research quality, transparency, and ethical conduct.

22.04.2024

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