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Euskadi's Algorithm and AI Systems Catalogue — the Basque Government's Public Register of State AI

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In January 2025 the Basque Government published a public catalogue of algorithms and AI systems used by its administration, covering purpose, data and oversight status for 13 initial systems in health, education, employment and housing.

13
AI systems catalogued at launch (January 2025)
Euskadi's Algorithm and AI Systems Catalogue — the Basque Government's Public Register of State AI

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Gobierno Vasco (Basque Government) — Data Governance Directorate
Period
since January 2025
Region (NUTS)
ES21
Keywords
public administration, digital government, data governance, AI transparency

Context

In January 2025, as part of its December 2023 Data Governance Strategy, the Basque Government (Euskadi) launched the Catálogo de algoritmos y sistemas de IA, a public register of automated and AI systems used across its own public administration, following the precedent set by earlier registers in the Netherlands and in Amsterdam and Helsinki.

Objectives

Each catalogue entry documents the system's purpose, the datasets used for training and processing, whether human supervision is required, the responsible public body and the technology used, and the Basque Government has also opened a channel for civil-society suggestions and contributions on listed systems.

Activities

The initial release covers 13 AI systems spanning citizen services, employment, health, education and housing.

Conclusions

Officials have been explicit that the catalogue does not yet cover every algorithm in use and is expected to expand as a forthcoming AI strategy and data-governance plan are rolled out, so it should be read as an early-stage, growing disclosure exercise rather than a complete inventory.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years)
Staffing & skills
Basque Government Data Governance Directorate

Conditions for success

  • The catalogue is embedded within a broader Data Governance Strategy adopted in December 2023, with a named responsible public body per entry.
  • An open channel lets civil society suggest and contribute to listed systems.
  • The register model follows the precedent of earlier algorithm registers in the Netherlands, Amsterdam and Helsinki.

Common failure modes

  • By officials' own account, the catalogue does not yet cover every algorithm in use across the administration.

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