- The aim of the event was to disseminate the latest developments in AI legislation and its impact on citizens.
- The LivAI project is committed to the ethical use of artificial intelligence in adult education.
March 13th, 2024, Brussels. Finnova Foundation attended last Tuesday 5th March to the “Forum on Legal Guarantees for the implementation of the European Artificial Intelligence Regulation”, held at the European Parliament in Brussels (Belgium). Finnova’s team members had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the latest developments in legislation related to the use and application of artificial intelligence proposed by the EU. The European LivAI project is aligned with this event in terms of its commitment to the ethical use of artificial intelligence in adult education.
The aim of the event was to disseminate and inform about the process followed in the development of the regulation for AI, its evaluation as a first common legal framework, as well as the guarantees that the application of the regulation implies for citizens’ rights.
Among the speakers at the meeting were the director of the European Commission’s legal department, Alberto de Gregorio Merino, and MEPs Adrián Vázquez Lazara and Juan Fernando López Aguilar. The forum was attended by stakeholders interested in AI legislation in the EU, from European affairs consultancies and representatives of the media sector, to employees of the Spanish Association of Registrars, among others.
About LivAI
LivAI is an Erasmus+ project with a focus on the ethical approach to AI and data in the field of adult education. Led by the Universitat Jaume I (Spain) in collaboration with the Finnova Foundation (Belgium), KonnektableTechnologiesLtd (Ireland), EFCoCert (Switzerland),Project Consult (Italy) and UBITECH (Greece), the project has a total budget of €250,000.
About Finnova Foundation
Finnova is a Spanish-Belgian non-profit foundation working for the promotion and development of innovation and entrepreneurship at EU level. Based in Brussels, it operates through collaborations and partnerships in all EU countries. Finnova’s experience in leading European project communication and dissemination activities is combined with a strong proven track record in start-ups and business support programmes, such as accelerators, incubators and selection and award ceremonial events.
