One of the biggest priorities of the European Commission is its so-called ‘Europe fit for the digital age’-strategy that intends to make this Europe’s ‘Digital Decade’. In order to achieve this, Europe is strengthening its digital sovereignty and is setting standards with a clear focus on data, technology and infrastructure. By introducing a range of ground breaking digital regulations, Europe is now actively setting the worldwide standard of harmonised rules that other countries will follow. We saw this so-called “Brussels Effect” earlier with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’).

Arguably the most important upcoming regulation for our clients and partners is the AI Act. This act is the first in the world that governs all stages of AI development, from idea to implementation and use. The main focus of the AI Act is on so-called ‘High Risk AI systems’. The AI systems that our clients develop, qualify as such high risk systems. This means having to deal with extensive legal, technical and organisational requirements before being able to place the AI system on the European market.

Quantitas Solutions has deep knowledge about both current and upcoming EU (Digital) Regulations and has already advised many clients on how to navigate the EU legal landscape. We are specifically proud of being the first company worldwide that has developed a special ‘AI Act Control Framework’ aimed at AI developers in the healthcare sector.