{"slug":"austria","name":"Austria","short_name":"Austria","iso_code":"AT","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Europe","subregion":"Western Europe","overview":"Austria applies the EU AI Act and set up an AI service desk (KI-Servicestelle) at the telecoms regulator RTR in 2024 to inform companies and the public about the Regulation; an AI advisory board (KI-Beirat) advises the federal government. The national strategy \"AIM AT 2030\" (2021) sets objectives for human-centred, trustworthy AI, and Austria has proposed RTR as its market-surveillance authority.","regulatory_status_summary":"EU AI Act applies; RTR AI service desk operating; AIM AT 2030 strategy as policy; authority designation in progress.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: AIM AT 2030 (AI strategy).","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"RTR – KI-Servicestelle (AI Service Desk)","url":"https://www.rtr.at/rtr/service/ki-servicestelle/ki-servicestelle.en.html","role":"Information point for the AI Act; proposed market-surveillance authority"},{"name":"Datenschutzbehörde","url":"https://www.dsb.gv.at/","role":"Data-protection authority"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"KI-Servicestelle","publisher":"Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH (RTR)","url":"https://www.rtr.at/rtr/service/ki-servicestelle/ki-servicestelle.en.html","document_type":"official","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["eu","germany","switzerland"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/austria","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.rtr.at/rtr/service/ki-servicestelle/ki-servicestelle.en.html","source_title":"KI-Servicestelle","source_publisher":"Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH (RTR)","source_document_date":null,"source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"austria-aim-at-2030","id":"AIPT-POL-0022","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0022","title":"Strategie der Bundesregierung für Künstliche Intelligenz – Artificial Intelligence Mission Austria 2030 (AIM AT 2030)","short_title":"AIM AT 2030 (AI strategy)","jurisdiction":"austria","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Federal Government of Austria","summary_plain":"Adopted in August 2021, AIM AT 2030 sets three objectives: broad use of AI oriented to the common good and fundamental rights, Austria as a research and innovation location, and competitiveness of the Austrian technology and business location. It lists fields of action including trustworthy AI, public administration, skills, data and infrastructure, with an implementation and monitoring structure.","adopted_on":"2021-08-25","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.rtr.at/rtr/service/ki-servicestelle/ki-servicestelle.en.html","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:23+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/austria-aim-at-2030"}]}