Tuscany Regional Law 57/2024 — Digital innovation, digital citizenship rights and AI

Regional Law of 9 December 2024, No. 57 — Rules on digital innovation in the region and protection of digital citizenship rights (amending Regional Law 54/2009)

I. Regulatory Summary

Primarily a regional governance framework: it mandates internal implementing acts and guidelines for AI adoption and sandbox experimentation. Operational impact is mainly on regional bodies and affiliated entities, which should prepare for implementing guidance, procurement governance, and experimentation frameworks for AI.

II. Full Description

## Overview This regional law sets out the governance of digital transformation in Tuscany and the protection of digital citizenship rights, including coordination mechanisms, data governance and cybersecurity structures. ## Applicability It applies to the Region, dependent entities, Region-controlled private-law bodies, the regional health service, and (within their organisational frameworks) local authorities and other subjects using regional digital services under convention. ## AI (Article 8) - The Region promotes AI to improve service quality. - It promotes awareness and skills, initiatives to mitigate vendor lock‑in risks, and safe/ethical AI use consistent with EU and national rules. - The Regional Executive regulates the modalities for AI adoption. ## Regulatory sandboxes (Article 25) - The law defines regulatory sandboxes for AI systems and enables the Region to implement sandboxes for AI and cybersecurity within its competences and in coordination with national authorities. - The Regional Executive must approve guidelines on principles and modalities for experiments. ## Publication The file indicates publication in the Official Bulletin of the Tuscany Region (No. 70, Part I, 18 December 2024).

III. Scope & Application

Regional framework law on digital transformation in Tuscany and protection of digital citizenship rights. It applies to the Region, dependent entities, Region‑controlled private-law bodies, the regional health service, and—via organisational arrangements—local authorities and other users of regional digital services. It includes a dedicated article on artificial intelligence, under which the Region promotes AI adoption to improve service quality, strengthen awareness and skills, reduce lock‑in risks, and ensure safe and ethical AI use in line with EU and national frameworks. It also defines “regulatory sandboxes” and allows the Region to implement sandboxes (including for AI) and requires the Regional Executive to adopt guidelines for conducting such experiments.

IV. Policy Impact Assessment

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