On 27 July 2026, the Digital Omnibus on AI, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, entered into force just three days after publication in the Official Journal, and less than a week before the AI Act's original high-risk compliance deadline was due to go in effect. The AI Act sets out rules [...]
‘Digital sovereignty’ has become one of the most-used phrases in Brussels and one of the more debated ones. At its core, it refers to Europe's ability to control the technologies, data, and infrastructure it depends on, reducing dependency on non-European providers and strengthening the EU's capacity to set its [...]
ACT calls on Dublin to take the lead in realising the promise of a Single Market that fully supports start-ups and scale-ups.
On 16 April 2026, the European Commission adopted its revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and Technology Transfer Guidelines (Guidelines). For ACT’s members, these Guidelines could determine the ability to license some of the patented components at the heart of technical standards like 5G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth on [...]