Trainings
The Council of Europe in partnership with equality bodies and other public institutions has set up training programmes looking at the impact of AI on discrimination. The courses support participants to acquire initial expertise on these subjects to better prepare them to identify and address discrimination arising in AI and algorithmic systems.
The trainings have three key objectives for participants:
- Understand how AI impacts equality and can lead to discrimination.
- Know how to apply European and national regulatory frameworks and identify key actors, including regulators.
- Be able to provide guidance on identifying, preventing, and combating discrimination in AI systems.
The courses follow a human rights-based approach, ensuring that AI governance prioritises equality and non-discrimination rather than a purely risk-based approach.
Target audiences of trainings:
- Staff of equality bodies and other existing authorities protecting fundamental rights;
- Staff of ministries, regulators and public administration;
- Civil society representatives.
Trainings implemented in cooperation with national institutions:
Belgium in co-operation with Unia, BOSA, and the Ministry of Justice, 2023, 2025 and 2026
Finland in co-operation with the Finnish Non-discrimination Ombudsman, 2025 and 2026
France in co-operation with the Defender of Rights, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
Ireland in co-operation with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, 2026
Netherlands in co-operation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 2024
Portugal in co-operation with the Portuguese Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality, 2025 and 2026
United Kingdom in co-operation with the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, 2020
Are you representing a public institution and interested in partnering with the Council of Europe on the training on AI and anti-discrimination in your country? Please contact us here