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Keeping Pace with AI: ARISA Updates the AI Skills Strategy for Europe
21 April 2026
The ARISA AI Skills Strategy for Europe got an important update in 2025, reflecting just how fast artificial intelligence is evolving and how quickly its role in the workplace is changing. While earlier efforts focused on helping organisations adopt AI, the focus has now shifted toward scaling its use, integrating it into organisational workflows and processes, and making sure it delivers real value. This latest update captures the key changes shaping the AI landscape – from the rise of generative and agentic AI to the growing need for responsible and ethical use – and translates them into clear priorities for skills development across Europe.
Meeting the AI Act: Building the ecosystem of European AI literacy through cross-national policy engagement and cooperation
20 April 2026
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) of 2024 marks a shift from principle to practice in setting new standards for AI governance. The transition, however, from regulation to operational reality remains challenging, particularly in the case of AI literacy. Indeed, the AI Act sets expectations for a company’s staff to have a “sufficient level of AI literacy” in article 4. The term “sufficient level” is quite broad and may benefit from clearer guidance, as it can be challenging for many organisations – particularly those with limited resources, such as SMEs and start-ups – to interpret and apply effectively. During Artificial Intelligence Skills Alliance’s (ARISA) Final Conference on 26 March 2026, the panel discussion “From AI literacy to AI deployment: operationalising the AI Act across Europe” delved deeper into how policymakers may make the abstract concrete.
ARISA Final Conference: Shaping the Future of AI Skills in Europe
16 April 2026
On 26 March 2026, the Artificial Intelligence Skills Alliance (ARISA) marked a major milestone with its Final Conference in Brussels, bringing together policymakers, educators, industry leaders, and AI practitioners to reflect on four years of collaboration and innovation in AI skills development across Europe.
