Opinion
Proposal for the design of a Dutch AI regulatory sandbox
PublishedDutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) and Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP)25 Mar 2025
Proposal from RDI and AP, under coordination of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, for the design of a Dutch AI regulatory sandbox for the regulatory framework. It advocates for a single multisectoral sandbox in which all relevant authorities participate, built from a core team, an expert pool and concrete sandbox trajectories, with a process of six phases from pre-registration to publication of results. The document points to the deadline of 2 August 2026 by which the sandbox must be operational. It is a proposal, not established policy.
What this means for you
The sandbox is the only route by which you can align in advance with authorities on whether your AI system complies, instead of afterwards.