{"slug":"be-flanders-ai-policy-plan","id":"AIPT-POL-0026","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0026","title":"Flemish Artificial Intelligence Policy Plan","short_title":"Flanders AI policy plan","jurisdiction":"be-flanders","instrument_type":"strategy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Flemish Government","summary_plain":"The Flemish government's AI programme, funding research, business adoption through VLAIO, and awareness, training and ethics. The first plan (2019) had about €32 million a year; a second cycle for 2024-2028 was approved in 2024.","adopted_on":"2019-03-22","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.ewi-vlaanderen.be/onze-opdracht/excellerend-onderzoek/ai-voor-vlaanderen/ai-programma-vlaanderen","last_verified_at":null,"reviewed_by":null,"content_version":1,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:23+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/be-flanders-ai-policy-plan","status_note":"Recorded on 15 October 2026 from search-engine extracts of the official pages listed; the official text could not be opened from the research environment, so every date and duty here is pending review against it.","scope_summary":"Flemish research institutions, businesses and the public.","who_it_applies_to":"Organisations taking part in the Flemish AI programme.","key_dates_summary":"First plan approved 22 March 2019; second cycle (2024-2028) approved 22 March 2024.","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Dates as stated in search extracts of the official source; confirm against it.","taxonomy":{"actor":["public_authority"],"ai_system_type":["general_purpose_ai_model"],"sector":["cross_sector"],"risk_category":["unclassified"],"use_case":["public_services"]},"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"AI programme Flanders","publisher":"Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (Flanders)","url":"https://www.ewi-vlaanderen.be/onze-opdracht/excellerend-onderzoek/ai-voor-vlaanderen/ai-programma-vlaanderen","document_date":null,"document_type":"strategy","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.ewi-vlaanderen.be/onze-opdracht/excellerend-onderzoek/ai-voor-vlaanderen/ai-programma-vlaanderen","source_title":"AI programme Flanders","source_publisher":"Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (Flanders)","source_document_date":null,"source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-10-15","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the October 2026 sub-national research round. Recorded on 15 October 2026 from search-engine extracts of the official pages listed; the official text could not be opened from the research environment, so every date and duty here is pending review against it.","reviewed_by":null},"second_review":null}