Chantal Ernst

🇧🇪 🌐 Belgium #AI Ecosystem Brief – 2025 Edition 🤖 📊 AI & Partners presents the “#AI Ecosystem Brief – Belgium,” a strategic overview of Belgium’s federated approach to artificial intelligence—blending regional innovation, legal foresight, and EU-level alignment. Anchored by the AI4Belgium initiative and the National Convergence Plan, the brief highlights how Belgium is advancing responsible, human-centric #AI across public and private domains. 📅 As Belgium positions itself to operationalize the European Commission's EU #AI Act, this edition unpacks the country’s multi-level governance model, regional #AI strategies (Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels), and key enablers driving ethical #AI deployment and research excellence. 💡 Designed for regulators, founders, investors, and digital policymakers, this brief illuminates Belgium’s pragmatic path to AI readiness—where legal trust meets technological ambition. 🔎 What You’ll Find in the Brief: ✅ Belgium’s federated governance for #AI aligned with EU regulatory frameworks ✅ How Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels are shaping distinct but cohesive #AI strategies ✅ Strategic investments in public sector transformation, ethics, and #AI for Green ✅ Tools empowering SMEs, startups, and nonprofits in #AI adoption ✅ Gaps and next steps to scale commercialization, deep-tech leadership, and SME access 📌 Highlights from Belgium’s #AI Ecosystem: 📍 Ethics-by-design and regulatory sandboxes embedded in AI4Belgium FARI 📍 Regionally tailored support via DIHs, VLAIO, and DigitalWallonia4.ai 📍 #AI literacy goals targeting 100,000 citizens in Flanders 📍 Advanced #AI testbeds in healthcare, mobility, and urban analytics 📍 Active shaping of global #AI norms via EU #AI Board, OECD - OCDE, UNESCO 🚀 This brief delivers a grounded, future-ready view of Belgium’s #AI trajectory—built on inclusion, governance clarity, and ecosystem coordination. 👏 Special thanks to our contributors and expert community! 🔵 Sean Musch, AI & Partners 🔵 Michael Charles Borrelli, AI & Partners 🔵 Charles Kerrigan, CMS UK 🔵 Danny Van Roijen, EU Public Policy 🔵 Robert Jacquet, PMP, Global Governance Expert 🔵 Ansgar Koene, EY 🔵 Nadja El Fertasi, Thrive with EQ 🔵 Jeremy Rollison, Microsoft 🔵 Daniel Friedlaender, CCIA Europe 🔵 Edward Taelman, Crowell & Moring 🔵 Stefan Morcov, PhD, #Hermix 🔵 Nadia SIMION, NSI, Inc. National Security Innovations 🔵 Patrick Van Renterghem, HOWEST University of Applied Sciences 🔵 Sagar Singamsetty, #STRIDE 🔵 Cristina Vanberghen, European Commission 🔵 Louis de Diesbach, Technology Ethicist and Author 🔵 Enzo Ghisoni, Botronics 🔵 Bart Van Rompaye, KPMG 🔵 Nadine Soyez, Designing AI Heroes ------------------------------- ✨ 📢 For support navigating EU #AI Act implementation or boosting your #AI governance and compliance strategy, follow us on LinkedIn or contact us at [email protected]. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e4tnSJse #ethics #AI #digital #governance #transparency

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How do Belgians really move in 2025? That’s the question at the heart of the new Polaris study by D'Ieteren, our strategic mobility barometer since 2021. Here’s what the latest edition reveals: 🚗 Cars are still king – 89% of households own one. But more families are questioning the need for multiple vehicles. ⚡ EV adoption is on the rise, especially among younger generations and fleets. Yet 1 in 2 Belgians want a charging point within 1 km of home. 🚲 Electric bikes are booming, with corporate bike leasing climbing to 41%. 🤝 Shared mobility is spreading in cities, especially with younger users. 💼 Mobility budgets? Still largely untapped – only 5% use them today. 🏢 Companies are accelerating the electrification of our fleet. One clear message emerges: Belgium’s mobility transition is happening – but at different speeds depending on age, location, and professional context. At D’Ieteren, we’re committed to making this transition accessible, sustainable, and innovative. The road to the future of mobility is being built today. Read more here : https://lnkd.in/e7sV8mdz

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“Brussels-based IT group Econocom strengthens its audiovisual ambitions with not one, but four acquisitions across Europe.”   The Belgian business daily De Tijd highlights a major milestone for the Group with the acquisition of four European companies specializing in audiovisual solutions: “With the acquisitions of ICT AG (Germany), AVANZIA (Spain), Image Supply Systems AV (Ireland), and assets of Smartcomm (United Kingdom), the company adds around €60 million in revenue and 200 employees to its audiovisual division.”   Angel Benguigui, CEO of Econocom, states: “These acquisitions significantly enhance our ability to support both global and local clients in their challenges around collaboration, customer experience, and digital transformation.”   We are committed as the key integrator in the AV still-fragmented market by delivering innovative solutions for hybrid environments, collaborative spaces, and immersive experiences.   Together, let’s go further in shaping the future of audiovisual in Europe.   Angel Benguigui, Philippe Renauld, Israel Garcia, Jean-Pierre Overbeek   #AV #Acquisition #Econocom #OneEconocom #EconocomLiveTech

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