Presentations from the event of 17 September 2026 (available for Beltug members after login).
New EU rules on AI, digital identity and cloud are arriving fast, shaping how you operate and where your responsibilities lie. How can your organisation keep pace with the revised AI Act timeline, the European Digital Identity Wallet and the Cloud & AI Development Act?
17 / 09 / 26
We started off this D-scover Regulatory session by exploring the concerns business users have raised about the European Digital Identity Wallet with FPS BOSA. KU Leuven then took us into the revised AI Act timeline, explaining the important changes to the implementation dates and what organisations need to be aware of in the coming months and years. We finished with a look into what the European Commission’s draft Cloud & AI Development Act (CADA) could bring for the business market and our next steps.
The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) will change how citizens and businesses identify themselves and share verified credentials across the EU. With the deadlines approaching, Beltug set out the most important concerns and questions business users shared with FPS BOSA following its information session and request for market feedback. And we explored Beltug’s next actions.
Kim Indeherberg, Community Manager, Beltug
The implementation of the EU AI Act reached another important milestone on 2 August 2026, but the recent approval of the Digital Omnibus on AI has changed several provisions and key deadlines. This session took participants through the most important updates to the existing timeline: which deadlines have shifted, which have not, and which are entirely new.
Sabra Ibnouthen and Shannen Verlee, Legal researchers, Knowledge Centre Data & Society + Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP), KU Leuven
Europe is facing a critical strategic choice: whether to remain highly dependent on non-European cloud and AI providers or to create a fair market and secure genuine digital sovereignty. This session highlighted Beltug’s perspective on the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), based on discussions with several members and Beltug’s tech sovereignty Sounding Board.
Danielle Jacobs, CEO, and Tom Samyn, Community Manager, Beltug
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