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Digital Austria 2.0

Digital Austria Act 2.0

Austria's digital sovereignty framework establishing Sovereignty Compass for AI audits and mandatory Digi-Check for all legislation.

Jurisdiction

Austria

AT

Enacted

Jan 1, 2025

Effective

Jan 1, 2025

Enforcement

Austrian Federal Chancellery

Sovereignty Compass for AI audits; mandatory Digi-Check

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Austrian government AI systems
  • • Public sector digital services
  • • AI procurement by government entities

Capability triggers:

● governmentContracts (required)
● Required ◐ Increases applicability

Who bears obligations:

Deployer

This regulation places direct obligations on deployers (organizations using AI systems).

Safety Provisions

  • • Sovereignty Compass for AI system audits
  • • Mandatory Digi-Check for all legislation
  • • Digital sovereignty assessment framework
  • • AI transparency and accountability measures

Enforcement

Enforced by

Austrian Federal Chancellery

Penalties

Administrative measures

Quick Facts

Binding
No
Mental Health Focus
No
Child Safety Focus
No
Algorithmic Scope
Yes

Why It Matters

Austria's Digital Austria 2.0 creates AI audit and sovereignty requirements for government AI procurement, potentially impacting mental health chatbot contracts with Austrian public sector.

Recent Developments

Effective 2025 as Austria's digital sovereignty framework

Cite This

APA

Austria. (2025). Digital Austria Act 2.0. Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/at-digital-austria-2

BibTeX

@misc{at_digital_austria_2,
  title = {Digital Austria Act 2.0},
  author = {Austria},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/at-digital-austria-2}
}

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