A tribute was paid, Saturday, January 29, 2023, at the Kasbah government palace, to young Tunisian entrepreneurs Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim, co-founders of InstaDeep, a start-up specializing in artificial intelligence (AI), recently acquired by the German biotechnology laboratory “BioNTech” for 680 million dollars. This is the largest AI deal ever made in the world, … Read more
The Swedish ministers have defined the health policy program that Sweden will carry during its Presidency of the Council of the EU. On the agenda: measures to combat loneliness and the establishment of a European health data space, among others. “These six months will be very busy, and the Swedish presidency is prepared for what … Read more
Date December 29, 2022 Add Item added Download PDF To share Subscribe to download this article in PDF format → Subscribe The Swedish general elections last September saw the far-right party Sverigedemokraterna achieve the highest score since its creation in 1988becoming the second party in the country with more than 20% of the vote. With … Read more
The Czech Republic wants the Commission to assess how best to adapt the requirement of the law on artificial intelligence (AI) for all uses of this technology, according to the latest compromise text seen by EURACTIV. Other aspects covered are law enforcement, transparency, innovation and governance. The compromise, released on Friday (September 23), completes the … Read more
A new partial compromise on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, seen by EURACTIV on Friday (16 September), further elaborates the concept of “additional level” who would qualify an artificial intelligence as high-risk only if it has a significant impact on decision-making. The AI ​​Act is a landmark proposal to regulate artificial intelligence in the EU … Read more
The future Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU has shared a working document with other EU governments to gather their views on the definition of artificial intelligence (AI), high-risk systems, governance and national security. The document, obtained by EURACTIV, will serve as the basis for discussion in the telecommunications working group on July … Read more
Improving diagnostic tools and strengthening the incentive system for orphan drugs are among the main suggestions for revising European legislation on rare diseases, a subject included in the priorities of the Czech EU Presidency in matter of health. In the European Union, there are about 8,000 rare diseases that threaten the lives of citizens, but … Read more
This program, the main lines of which were unveiled in a document made public late on Friday night, “is the result of the work of several experts and more than 400 administration executives who have been initiated since last November as part of a participatory approach aimed at bringing Tunisia out of its economic and … Read more
Yet another compromise text on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) law was circulated among EU Council diplomats by the French EU Presidency ahead of a working group meeting on Tuesday (10 May). The new text, seen by EURACTIV, makes significant changes to text relating to the European Artificial Intelligence Council (EAIB), market surveillance, guidelines and codes … Read more
The French Presidency of the Council of the EU has made a series of proposals regarding the application of EU law on artificial intelligence (AI), in a new compromise text seen by EURACTIV. This new text is the latest in a series of compromises presented by France, at the head of the EU Council until … Read more