AI procurement: what role for IP and open source in the newly released EU model contractual AI clauses for procurement?
Commentary by Ivo Emanuilov, IP Lawyer / Researcher, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law – imec In April 2023, the Procurement of AI community, which supports public buyers in procuring AI-enabled solutions that are trustworthy, fair and secure, published a draft set of model contractual clauses for procurement of AI. This first draft was followed up by a final set of model clauses released on 5 October 2023. The work of this open […]
SAVE-THE-DATE: ZOOOM Project Track on SFSCon 2023
The ‘3Os and IP Awareness Raising for Collaborative Ecosystems’ (ZOOOM) Project is preparing a series of interactions at SFSCON 2023! The event is to take place in Bolzano, Italy, on 10-11 November 2023. The South Tyrol Free Software Conference, SFSCON, is one of Europe’s most established annual conferences on Free Software. SFSCON promotes the use of Free Software in digital infrastructures as a tool to achieve greater innovation and competitiveness. Registrations are now open, while the agenda of […]
Open Source AI Between Enablement, Transparency and Reproducibility
As part of the Deep Dive:AI, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) is gathering a diverse collection of leaders to collaborate in drafting a definition for Open Source AI. Speakers from law, academia, NGOs, enterprise, and the OSS community will present webinars addressing pressing issues and potential solutions in our development and use of AI systems. ZOOOM team members, departing from their project experience, have successfully answered to the OSI call for proposals to help describe precise problem […]


