European Network

Pilots across Europe

This project is grounded in real public administrations across Europe. We work with three to four countries that already show strong commitment to trustworthy digital public services and responsible AI adoption and that are ready to test audit methods in live settings.

Each pilot country brings the same core partnership structure

  • A public authority providing mandate and governance
  • A pilot administration where AI agents already exist or are emerging
  • A research institute to ensure evaluation quality
  • A GovTech or civic tech partner to support tooling and integration

This mix ensures that policy, practice and technology grow together, not in isolation, and that results can be trusted by administrations, auditors and funders.

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Netherlands

  • National or regional digital agency as coordinating authority
  • City or sector administration as pilot site
  • Applied research partner
  • GovTech or civic tech builder
Focus: strong digital public infrastructure and early adoption of AI governance models.
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Germany

  • Public authority
  • Pilot administration
  • Research institute
  • GovTech or civic tech partner
Focus: high administrative standards, federal structures and a strong data protection culture.
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France

  • Public authority
  • Pilot administration
  • Research institute
  • GovTech or civic tech partner
Focus: large scale digital services, innovation units and cross administration platforms.
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Spain

  • Public authority
  • Pilot administration
  • Research institute
  • GovTech or civic tech partner
Focus: diverse regional contexts, multilingual service delivery and strong social sector digitisation.

How we select pilot sites and use cases

Within each pilot country we work with administrations that already plan or operate AI systems in public services. Selection focuses on use cases where decisions or recommendations affect access to services, resources or rights.

Typical use cases include:

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Citizen contact centres and virtual assistants

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Document triage and case routing in benefits or permits

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Decision support for staff in social or employment services

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Internal knowledge and search tools used by frontline workers

Each pilot uses the shared audit patterns, diagnostic tools and compliance twin so that results are comparable across services and countries.

Impact

Why the pilots matter

Together, these pilots form a realistic cross section of European public services, spanning different legal cultures, administrative traditions and institutional setups.

This ensures that the audit tools, methods and evidence framework we develop:

  • Work in more than one national context
  • Scale to different types of administrations
  • Reflect real constraints and service pressures
  • Create patterns and templates that other countries can adopt

The pilots are the bridge between European policy and daily public service practice, turning the AI Act into something operational, repeatable and trusted.

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Are you a public administration, research institute or GovTech partner interested in participating in pilots across Europe? We are building a network that connects policy, practice and technology to create trustworthy AI auditing standards.

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