Oxera AI Policy Map – January 2026
For this third edition of the AI Policy Map,1 we have updated our database that tracks key national and supranational AI policy developments across the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK. This curated collection brings together legal texts, strategy documents and other influential publications relevant to the governance of AI, based on the updated OECD AI Policy Observatory.2
Overall, we observe the following changes in the database relative to the second edition.
- We have added ten new policies under the Guidance on legal implementation and Principles for trustworthy AI categories.
- Seven newly recorded policies entered the OECD database and now appear in our map. These apply to Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Poland and the Slovak Republic. Countries with these new policies are marked with an indicator in the pop-up text when hovering over or clicking on their areas.
- Three previously recorded policies were already in the OECD database but have had attribute changes that now meet our filter criteria. These apply to Austria, Belgium and France.
- We have removed three policies in the AI lifecycle documentation requirements category due to changes in the OECD’s classification of these policies as ‘Other’. These were from Denmark, the Netherlands and Latvia. As a result, this category no longer appears on the map.
Policies are categorised into the following four groups.
- Law and legislation: legally binding texts that were enacted by a legislative authority
- Regulation: legally binding texts from a government authority that did not require parliamentary legislative approval
- Guidance on legal implementation: instructions on how to implement a law, regulation, policy or other rule
- Principles for trustworthy AI: guidelines, propositions, codes of practice or other frameworks with voluntary participation
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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 Global Partnership on AI, powered by the European Commission/OECD database of national AI policies/OECD.AI Policy Navigator (retrieved on 11 December 2025). This core dataset was manually supplemented with additional policies not captured by the OECD.AI Policy Navigator, based on Oxera expertise in Digital Policy & Regulation.
Our focus is on policies from the EEA and the UK, specifically those relating to AI guidance, legislation and regulation. We have then relied on the OECD’s classification, considering only those falling within the aforementioned geographic area and scope. For policies that we have added manually, as well as for the EU policies that do not fall under the OECD’s classification, we have assigned types manually according to the OECD’s categorisation.
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 more 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].
1 See the second edition from 17 October 2025 and the first edition from 26 June 2025.
2 OECD.AI (2025), OECD.AI Policy Navigator, accessed 11 December 2025, https://oecd.ai/dashboards.
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