A map of AI policies in the EEA and UK
Oxera offers an overview of AI-related policies in EEA countries and the UK through an interactive map. This AI Policy Map allows users to follow developments in AI regulation and examine national policy approaches in more detail.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving technological change at an unprecedented pace, transforming industries, reshaping markets, and influencing broader economic structures. While AI has the potential to unlock substantial productivity gains and economic growth, these benefits are not guaranteed—and come with some potential risks and costs. As a result, policymakers across the globe are grappling with how to balance the innovation and opportunities of AI against safety, fairness and accountability.
Drawing on Oxera’s combined experience in digital policy and regulation, as well as our expertise in analytics, data science and AI, we have developed a database that tracks key national and supranational AI policy developments across the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK. This curated collection includes legal texts, strategy documents, and other influential publications relevant to the governance of AI.
Our AI Policy Map is a user-friendly tool that brings together a diverse range of AI-related policies—from ethical frameworks to competition interventions—into one interactive overview.
Policies are categorised into the following eight groups.
- Competition Market Study: investigations and policy papers published by national or EU competition authorities
- Enacted Decree: legally binding texts that did not require parliamentary legislative approval
- Enacted Law: legally binding texts that were enacted by a parliament
- Expert Body Report: reports published by independent experts
- Guidelines: recommendations, propositions, codes of practice or other frameworks with voluntary participation
- Legislative Proposal: drafts of decrees or laws in consideration for enactment
- Regulatory Sandbox: controlled environments or legal frameworks enabling firms to test new products and services under the supervision of the regulator
- Strategy Paper: national or governmental strategy documents
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* This refers to the number of AI policies featured in the map. See the methodological note for details of how they were selected.
Methodological note
The policies featured in this map are sourced primarily from the OECD AI Policy Observatory and the Global Partnership on AI (OECD.AI, 2021), powered by the EC/OECD database of national AI policies (accessed 23 April 2025, available at: https://oecd.ai). This core dataset was supplemented with additional policies not captured by the OECD.AI database.
Our focus is on policies from the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK, specifically those classified under the policy instrument type ‘Guidance and Regulation’. Within this category, we have further filtered policies to ensure that they remain current and relevant. We have excluded community-driven initiatives, communication platforms, and event listings.
For policies sourced from OECD.AI, we have conducted quality checks to verify their currency, relevance and completeness. Where necessary, we have updated policy titles and URLs to reflect more recent or authoritative sources.
While we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the policy information presented, Oxera does not accept liability for any actions taken based on this content. We welcome notifications of missing policies, corrections, or suggestions for improvement at [email protected].
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