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AI literacy
Start with AI literacy under Article 4: what the duty means, the five-step approach and how to prove it.
Article 4 requires providers and deployers to take measures that support AI literacy. Since the July 2026 amendment this is explicitly an obligation of measures: you do not have to guarantee an individual level of knowledge. That makes recording what you did more important: it is how you make the measures demonstrable, although the law prescribes no fixed form.
Official guidance on this topic
8- Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, Digital Omnibus on AIBinding amending regulation published in the Official Journal on 24 July 2026 and in force since 27 July 2026. It amends the AI Act and several rules for regulated products. For the AI Act, it sets fixed application dates of 2 December 2027 for Article 6(2) and Annex III and 2 August 2028 for Article 6(1) and Annex I. It also retains registration after relying on Article 6(3), while simplifying the information in Annex VIII, expressly allows cross-references between a FRIA and DPIA, and adjusts the penalty regime for small mid-caps.PublishedRegulationEuropean Parliament and Council of the European Union24 Jul 2026
- Repository of AI literacy practicesContinuously updated collection of more than forty examples of AI literacy practices submitted by organisations themselves: formal training, workshops, awareness-raising events, guidelines and peer learning. Filterable by type of organisation (provider or deployer), size, sector, country, format and status. Collected through two surveys of AI Pact participants and other organisations. The Commission explicitly states that copying a practice does not give rise to a presumption of compliance with Article 4; it is learning material, not a standard. Living page, last updated 27 July 2026.PublishedGuidelinesEuropean Commission / AI Office27 Jul 2026
- AI PactVoluntary initiative of the AI Office that helps organisations to keep ahead of the application of the AI Act. It consists of two pillars: a knowledge network with webinars and exchange of practical experience, and a set of voluntary commitments in which companies commit to concrete steps such as establishing an AI governance strategy, mapping possible high-risk systems and promoting AI literacy amongst staff. More than 230 organisations have signed the non-binding commitments. The initiative began in September 2024. The date 7 August 2026 is the last updated date on the page.PublishedCode of practiceEuropean Commission / AI Office7 Aug 2026
- AI Literacy - Questions & AnswersOfficial Q&A with approximately forty questions on Article 4, originally published in May 2025 and last updated on 27 July 2026, the day the Digital Omnibus on AI entered into force. The Commission confirms that providers and deployers must take measures to promote the AI literacy of their personnel and of others who work with AI on their behalf, tailored to knowledge, experience, training and use context. The requirement for a 'sufficient' level has been removed: it has become a duty to take measures, without obligation to measure or guarantee knowledge levels, and the provision has not expired. Merely referring to the user manual is generally not sufficient. For deployers of high-risk AI systems, the requirement for training in human oversight remains. The page also describes the strengthened role of the Commission and Member States and mentions supervision and enforcement from 3 August 2026.PublishedQ&AEuropean Commission, DG CONNECT27 Jul 2026
- EN ISO/IEC 42001:2026 Information technology - Artificial intelligence - Management systemThe international standard for an AI management system has now also been adopted as a European standard: NEN-EN-ISO/IEC 42001:2026 is final and has a publication date of 1 March 2026, and replaces NEN-ISO/IEC 42001:2025. The standard sets requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an AI management system and is certifiable. Important distinction: this standard was not developed under standardisation request M/593 or M/613 and is therefore not a harmonised standard under the AI Act. It therefore gives no presumption of conformity; that role belongs to EN 18286, whose reference has been in the Official Journal since 14 October 2026 (Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2274).PublishedStandardISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42, European adoption through CEN-CENELEC, Dutch adoption by NEN1 Mar 2026
- AI Regulation timeline (Algoritmekader)Dutch timeline from BZK showing which requirements apply on each effective date, linked to numbered requirements in the Algorithm Framework. Living document, last updated 3 August 2026, incorporating the postponement: new standalone high-risk systems from 2 December 2027, high-risk in products from 2 August 2028, with an exception until 2030 for systems already in use in government organisations on 2 December 2027. Note: the timeline does not list 2 August 2026 as the start date of the Article 50 transparency obligations; they have applied since that date.PublishedNational guidanceMinistry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (Algorithm Framework)17 Jul 2025
- Building further on AI literacySecond guidance note by the Dutch Data Protection Authority on AI literacy, supplementary to 'Getting started with AI literacy'. Goes deeper into the legal obligation and, with practical examples, sets out a multi-year action plan by which organisations can approach AI literacy strategically and sustainably. The Authority states that the law does not prescribe what specific measures are necessary and that the required level of knowledge depends on context and risk. Note: this document predates the Digital Omnibus on AI and describes Article 4 still in its previous formulation; since 27 July 2026 it is an obligation to take measures without a guaranteed individual level.PublishedGuidelinesDutch Data Protection Authority (AP)23 Oct 2025
- Work agenda for coordinating AI and algorithm supervision 2026The work agenda in which the AP as coordinating algorithm supervisory authority sets out its activities for 2026, divided across five pillars: mapping risks, systemic supervision, cooperation, shared knowledge base and preparation for the AI Regulation. In substance, the AP focuses in 2026 on transparency and explainability, clear frameworks and standards, bias and fairness testing against discrimination, and AI literacy. On the same date, the AP published its 2025 review.PublishedNational guidanceDutch Data Protection Authority (AP), Algorithm Coordination Directorate26 Mar 2026