The results report with the conclusions and lessons learned from the development of the first Spanish AI sandbox driver has been published in Spanish and English, both in a complete and detailed version, and in a shorter and more executive version.
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Last update: 28/09/2026
REPORT OF RESULTS OF THE SPANISH PILOT OF THE SANDBOX OF IA
CLOSING EVENT OF THE FIRST EUROPEAN AI SANDBOX
The event held on June 11 to close the first European AI sandbox can be seen in full on the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service’s Youtube channel, through the following link:
EXPERT EVENT
On October 23, 2025, an event was held at the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service, which was attended by experts, representatives of the companies participating in the sandbox and the Market Surveillance Authorities.
During this event, some of the experts of the advisory panel collaborating with the sandbox recorded informative pills that help to better understand the regulatory challenges that Spanish companies face with the Regulation:
- Standards for Regulation, by José Antonio Jiménez, Digitization Coordinator at the Spanish Association for Standardization.
- Practical keys to compliance with the Regulations by a company, by Moisés Barrio, State Council Attorney.
- The impact of AI regulation on medical devices with AI, by Inmaculada Pérez, Head of AI regulation at BSI Group.
- Technical and compliance AI lifecycle, by Adrián González, Lead AI architect.
- Transparency in AI, by Nuria Delgado.
- Interplay of AI with data protection and privacy; obligations in the IA Regulation, by Belén Arribas, CEO BAS lawyers and President ENATIC.
TECHNICAL GUIDES
The technical guides that facilitate the understanding of the European AI Regulation and the obligations applicable to high-risk systems are not binding and do not replace the technical regulations under development, but offer practical recommendations aligned with the regulatory requirements. These documents will be updated periodically as the standards evolve, new guidelines from the European Commission are published, and the progress and results that are being obtained in the development of the AI Sandbox pilot.
Based on the experience obtained in the daily work with the participants of the Sandbox, the guides have been updated with the final purpose of publishing them. The main objective is to offer support to all Spanish companies during the current transition period, until the publication of the standards that will serve as instruments to prove compliance with the established requirements.
Due to the fact that each company, according to its size and internal organization, is in a mature phase with respect to the preparation of compliance with the Regulation, the design of the guides follows a modular organization, allowing companies and the interested public to have at their disposal:
- Introductory and informative material that facilitates your understanding of the Regulations.
- Technical material that serves to start landing the requirements at a technical level until standards exist.
- Checklists of each obligation, which are tools to guide the establishment of governance and quality procedures of companies.
For the publication of these guides, previously informed by the European Commission, a thorough review has been carried out, which has included the alignment of its content with the current state of the drafts of the AI standards, the review by the committee of 40 people belonging to the panel of sandbox experts.
The publication of the guides in their Spanish version was carried out on December 11, 2025 in the official website of the AESIA, with the aim of making them available to the general public so that any interested person or entity can benefit from the work carried out within the framework of the pilot project and easily access such material. The guides have also been prepared in English.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence publishes the first call for applications for the Sandbox (controlled testing environment) for Artificial Intelligence.
- First call 20 December 2024 [PDF] [313 KB]
- Resolution extending the deadline [PDF] [196 KB]
- Provisional list of applications for assistance not admitted to the evaluation phase of the call for access to the controlled testing environment for reliable artificial intelligence due to the need to correct the documentation [PDF] [179 kB]
- Proposal for the Provisional Resolution of the Call for Access to the Controlled Testing Environment [PDF] [281 KB]
- Proposal Provisional Resolution Refusal AEESD-1-2016 v1 [PDF] [278 KB]
- Resolution of Appointment of Members of the Group of Expert Advisers [PDF] [252 KB]
INFODAY CALL FOR SANDBOX IA
Here you can access to See again in Deferred the infoday
You can also download the presentations used during it:
- Europe’s vision for AI – Kilian Gross Head of Unit AI Regulation and Compliance, European AI Office - European Commission [PDF] [686.65 kB]
- Call for Access to the Controlled Test Environment for Reliable AI [PDF] [385.63 kB]