The second plenary meeting of the Steering Committee for New and Emerging Digital Technologies (CDNET) took place in Strasbourg from 21 to 23 October 2026. It brought together 170 participants, both in person and online, representing member States, observer States, EU and other international organisations, civil society organisations holding observer status and invited experts.
The Committee adopted two HUDERIA Model Components: the Stakeholder Engagement Process (SEP) and the Recommendations on Roles and Responsibilities in AI Project Lifecycle.
Further discussions focused on the continuation of the development of other components of the HUDERIA Model: procurement guidelines and interoperability clauses as well as the mapping study on trends in the use of AI.
In addition, the Committee welcomed several guest speakers for exchanges of views:
- Irene Kitsou-Milonas, the Council of Europe Secretary General’s Special Representative on antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred and all forms of religious intolerance, addressed the Committee, presented the outcomes of a workshop on religion-based intolerance in the digital environment
- Jason Parry, Head of Research at Sapienship, took part in a discussion on AI trends that raise specific issues for human rights, democracy and the rule of law
- Jordi Ascensi Sala, on activities supporting the dissemination and practical application of the HUDERIA Methodology and the HUDERIA Model: Context-based Risk Analysis (COBRA) Resource, including the online promotion of HUDERIA
- Peter Kimpian, Secretary of the Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, discussed the Committee’s work, including draft guidelines on data protection in the context of neurosciences
