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2021 review of the Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence

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COM(2021) 205 final. English PDF, 66 pages. Separately issued annex to COM(2021) 205 final, containing the 2021 review of the Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence.
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Official title: ANNEX to the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Fostering a European approach to Artificial Intelligence: 2021 review of the Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence
Official reference: COM(2021) 205 final
Document type: Coordinated plan
Document date: 2021-04-21
Document date kind: Document issue
Document-date evidence: European Commission / EUR-Lex · EUR-Lex Document information > Date of document and Date of dispatch: 21/04/2021; COM(2021) 205 final Brussels masthead carries the same date. — Establishes retained document date 2021-04-21.
Publication date: 2021-04-21
Publication-date evidence: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology · Publication 21 April 2021 and exact review PDF download. — Establishes retained publication date 2021-04-21 separately from issue, vote, adoption, or signature.
Version label: Annex — 2021 Coordinated Plan review
Legal status: Non binding
Language: en

Research classifications

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Record level

Attachment

Version status

Revised

Temporal collection

Contemporary EU AI policy

Relevance class

Direct AI relevance

Policy stage

Coordination

Corpus tier

Core

Sectors

Policy membership

Classification evidence

Relevance class: Direct AI relevance · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Official COM(2021) 205 final: the annex chapters cover research, skills, health, environment, mobility, agriculture, public services and industry. — The cited provisions make AI the central subject.
Sector tags: General cross sector · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Official COM(2021) 205 final: the annex chapters cover research, skills, health, environment, mobility, agriculture, public services and industry. — The cited provisions substantiate the retained cross-sector classification.
Provenance tags: Authored by an EU institution · European Commission / EUR-Lex · EUR-Lex Document information > Author: European Commission; COM(2021) 205 final masthead reads EUROPEAN COMMISSION. — Exact official metadata identifies the responsible EU institution or body.
Provenance tags: Officially published · European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology · Publication 21 April 2021 and exact review PDF download. — The official EU manifestation independently establishes publication of this exact record.
Sector tags: Health · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Annex, chapter 12, Reasons for joint actions. — Addresses clinical AI and health-data infrastructure.
Sector tags: Public administration · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Annex, chapter 14, Outlook. — Specifies public-sector AI procurement and registries.
Sector tags: Law enforcement · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Annex, chapter 15, Outlook. — Funds responsible AI tools for law enforcement.
Sector tags: Migration asylum and border management · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Annex, chapter 15, Outlook, border-control proofs of concept and migration forecast pilot. — Specifies AI migration and border-control initiatives.
Sector tags: Transport and mobility · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Annex, chapter 16, Reasons for joint actions and mobility-strategy measures. — Addresses AI mobility services and transport safety.
Sector tags: Agriculture and environment · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Annex, chapter 11, Outlook. — Supports AI farming, water monitoring and environmental simulation.
Sector tags: Industry and manufacturing · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Annex, chapter 11, Outlook, zero-defect production and I4MS2. — Supports sustainable manufacturing AI.
Sector tags: Research and innovation · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Annex, chapter 11, Outlook, Horizon Europe research measures. — Funds specified AI research and development.

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European Commission · Author · role evidence · EUR-Lex Document information > Author: European Commission; COM(2021) 205 final masthead reads EUROPEAN COMMISSION.

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Official source · Publisher/host: European Commission / EUR-Lex
Official source · Publisher/host: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology

Parent or principal record

Parent or principal record: Fostering a European approach to Artificial Intelligence

Annex to · Official relationship · Verified

Previous and next versions

Previous version: 2018 Coordinated Plan annex

Revises · Official relationship · Verified

Research assessment

Inclusion rationale: This separately downloadable annex is the substantive 2021 review of the Coordinated Plan and revises the 2018 coordination framework.
Researcher notes: Analytical selection; the annex remains distinct from the covering communication.
Review status: verified

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Verification

Expanded evidence review: Verified

Reviewed by: Yichen Hao
Evidence review date: 2026-09-05T18:06:34Z

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Last verified: 2026-09-04T00:00:00Z · Official English EUR-Lex PDF is the separately downloadable annex to COM(2021) 205 final, titled 2021 review of the Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence.
Last verified: 2026-09-08T03:01:27Z · Official English combined communication and annex HTML. Targeted review of annex chapters 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 supports the recorded positive sector additions. This is not a new date or whole-document verification.
Last verified: 2026-09-05T17:43:48Z · Publication 21 April 2021; exact Coordinated Plan 2021 Review PDF download.

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