ENTE NAZIONALE PER L'INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE

EU Legislative Interests

ENIA’s activities are closely connected with the ongoing legislative and policy framework of the European Union on Artificial Intelligence and digital governance. The organisation is particularly engaged in initiatives that directly relate to the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 on Artificial Intelligence (AI Act) and its complementary policy instruments. ENIA contributes with proposals that support a citizen-driven, ethically grounded, and technically robust European AI ecosystem. A first line of action concerns the creation of Community Juries for AI (Giurie di Comunità per l’AI) combined with a permanent Ethics Chamber, conceived as participatory bodies that ensure democratic oversight of AI deployment. These structures are designed to interact directly with the European AI Office and its supervisory tasks, offering a civic counterpart to institutional monitoring. ENIA proposes the establishment of European Civic Jurors for AI, selected across Member States, to deliberate on sensitive cases where societal values, human rights, and technological risks intersect. This mechanism is aligned with the Union’s principles of transparency, accountability, and inclusive governance. A second axis is the ENIA Horizon Sandbox, a regulatory and experimental environment dedicated to testing high-risk AI systems under realistic conditions before market deployment. Within the Sandbox, ENIA organises Red Teaming squads, multidisciplinary groups tasked with stress-testing algorithms for vulnerabilities, bias, robustness, and compliance with legal and ethical requirements. This approach resonates with the AI Act’s provisions on conformity assessment and post-market monitoring, while enhancing Europe’s capacity to anticipate systemic risks. The Sandbox model also integrates metrics on sustainability, diversity, and social impact, reinforcing the Union’s ambition to link technological progress with civic responsibility. A third area of priority is the healthcare and pharmaceutical ecosystem, where ENIA is working to design semantic data infrastructures and interoperable standards that can strengthen research, clinical practice, and regulatory evaluation. By connecting to European initiatives such as the European Health Data Space (EHDS), IDMP (Identification of Medicinal Products), and FHIR standards, ENIA advocates for a trusted framework enabling secure data sharing, AI-assisted clinical decision-making, and predictive modelling for pharmacovigilance and public health. These proposals are particularly relevant in the context of the Union’s digital strategy, Horizon Europe research missions, and the European Medicines Agency’s evolving role in supervising AI-enabled healthcare technologies. Through these initiatives, ENIA’s contribution to EU policy debates goes beyond compliance. It seeks to operationalise key principles—such as human-centric AI, democratic participation, and sustainability—into concrete governance tools. By linking community-based ethical deliberation, experimental regulatory sandboxes, and domain-specific infrastructures such as health and pharma, ENIA provides the Union with innovative models that can be scaled at European level. Its proposals are intended to reinforce the credibility of EU leadership in AI regulation, ensuring that Europe not only legislates but also builds living frameworks where technology, law, and society evolve together.

Communication Activities

ENIA develops an extensive programme of communication, dissemination, and awareness-raising activities that are directly connected to European Union policies on Artificial Intelligence, digital innovation, and ethical governance. These activities are designed not only to inform stakeholders but also to create platforms for dialogue, policy co-creation, and civic participation in line with EU priorities. One of the flagship initiatives is the International AI Day, held annually on 4 July, which gathers policymakers, researchers, industry leaders, and civil society to discuss the state of Artificial Intelligence in Europe and globally. This event provides a platform for presenting European achievements, disseminating EU policy updates such as the AI Act and the Digital Europe Programme, and fostering international cooperation. Another important initiative is the Italy AI Awards, which celebrate excellence in research, entrepreneurship, and civic innovation in Artificial Intelligence. The Awards serve as a national showcase aligned with the European agenda on AI adoption, competitiveness, and trust. By recognising projects that integrate ethics, risk management, and sustainability, the Awards amplify EU policy objectives in the field of responsible AI. ENIA also organises the annual Congress on “The Economy of AI”, a high-level conference where the socio-economic implications of AI are debated in relation to European industrial policy, labour market transformation, and risk regulation. The Congress features contributions from EU institutions, academics, and business leaders, offering a direct link between ENIA’s civic mission and European strategies for digital competitiveness. At the academic level, ENIA publishes a dedicated scientific journal, the Neural Nexus Review, which hosts position papers and peer-reviewed research on AI governance, predictive risk modelling, and ethics. This platform is used to disseminate findings relevant to the EU’s research agenda (Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, European AI Office) and to provide evidence-based input for policy discussions. In terms of civic engagement, ENIA promotes the rollout of Community Juries for AI across Italy’s 8,000 municipalities. These local participatory bodies act as a communication and consultation bridge between citizens and institutions, mirroring EU principles of inclusion and democratic accountability. The initiative is presented in alignment with the European Commission’s interest in civic oversight of emerging technologies and complements deliberative democracy experiments promoted at EU level. ENIA also invests in the promotion of qualification courses on Artificial Intelligence, designed to train professionals in accordance with ISO/IEC standards, EU AI Act requirements, and ethical principles. These training programmes serve as dissemination tools for European regulatory frameworks while building workforce capacity for AI adoption. Finally, ENIA engages in scientific research communication in domains such as AI, DeepTech, and Robotics. Through workshops, publications, and international collaborations, ENIA contributes to spreading knowledge about high-risk AI systems, safety-by-design practices, and regulatory compliance. This reinforces EU objectives for trustworthy AI and positions ENIA as a dissemination partner linking science, policy, and society. Together, these communication activities reflect ENIA’s commitment to support EU policy implementation by fostering transparency, knowledge-sharing, and citizen engagement. They are structured to resonate with European values of democracy, inclusiveness, and sustainability, thereby strengthening the Union’s capacity to govern Artificial Intelligence responsibly.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

ENIA is a member or affiliated with the following organisations and networks: GAIA-X – European initiative for federated and secure data infrastructure. UNINFO – Italian standardisation body (UNI Federation) for information technology and AI standards. ENIA Projects Network – overview of collaborations, partnerships, and sponsored initiatives is available at: https://www.enia.ai/progetti/

Organisation Members

ENIA is composed of individual members, professionals, academics, and organisations from different sectors committed to responsible Artificial Intelligence. The full list of members, governance bodies, and affiliated organisations is available at: https://www.enia.ai/chi-siamo/

Additional Information

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