EUSAiR Project – Toward AI Regulatory Sandboxes

The EUSAiR project aims to promote the implementation of regulatory sandboxes for Artificial Intelligence in EU countries. Funded by the European Commission, the project creates controlled environments where innovative AI systems can be tested and validated before entering the market.

By supporting and coordinating the deployment of regulatory sandboxes, EUSAiR ensures access for AI innovators, particularly SMEs and startups. This helps companies reduce compliance costs with new regulations and makes market entry more sustainable.

A key element involves aligning with Digital Europe initiatives to conduct diverse pilot tests in large-scale public digital infrastructures, ensuring comparative analysis and independent, effective engagement with national authorities.

– AI regulatory sandboxes are an important tool to accelerate the development of AI applications in demanding areas. Sandboxes need to be integrated into wider AI development environments to unleash their full potential. The LUMI supercomputer will fully support AI sandboxes, enabling a smooth transition between sandboxes and LUMI, said Aleksi Kallio, Director of LUMI AI Factory Services.

The project is built around Europe’s supercomputing centers, with key participants from Italy (ICSC), Spain (BSC), and Finland (CSC). It brings together 13 partners from seven European countries and is coordinated by the University of Bologna, Italy. From Finland, the participants include CSC – IT Center for Science, the University of Turku, and Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.

Image: From the kick-off meeting for the EUSAiR project in Bologna on January 23-24, 2025. Copyright: ICSC

Read also: Project description on CSC’s website