Free advice and funding for the earliest stages of company formation will help Dutch academics shape up their research and make it attractive to private investors

With parliament voting through the EU Data Act, it is edging towards adoption. But universities say that as things stand it represents a missed opportunity for research and innovation in the public sector

The EU has ambitions to set up a shared system giving researchers cross-border access to large amounts of health data. Parliament wants to make sure it’s trusted and robust

A new testing environment will give blockchain start-ups the chance to talk to regulators before they put products on the market. A wide range of sectors will be covered - with cryptocurrencies a low priority

EU is to start negotiations on how to finance its plan to become more self-sufficient in semiconductors – including a €3.3B R&D package. The row over where the money comes from is about to hot up

It’s unclear to what extent tech companies will sign up to the voluntary guidelines, and exactly how it will fit with the EU’s AI Act. But there are signs the EU and US approaches should be interoperable

Washington has cut off access to leading artificial intelligence and supercomputing components to stymie Chinese military prowess. But this will have knock on effects on research

Croatia is building a broad community of artificial intelligence innovators, start-ups, and early adopters that it hopes will give it an edge as AI becomes as common as the internet

Washington needs researchers in Europe to join the US in trimming artificial intelligence collaboration with China, otherwise any controls will be ineffective. It’s unclear if academics in the EU would get on board with this agenda

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act is set to cover many more companies than first expected, loading them with a regulatory burden that could deter investors