ATLAWS Wiki Now Online: Research Institute Provides Scientifically Grounded Guidance on EU Digital Law
Vienna, March 10, 2026 – The multitude of European legislative initiatives in the digital sector is causing growing uncertainty among organizations: Am I affected? What obligations arise? What liability and sanction risks exist—and when do they apply? With ATLAWS (“Atlas for Tracking Law And Watching Standards”), the Research Institute – Digital Human Rights Center provides an open, independent, and clear foundation for guidance, which has now been updated: the ATLAWS Wiki. This project was initially made possible and collaboratively developed by the following organizations: Gaia-X Hub Austria and AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, OSSBIG Austria, ISPA, Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Research (BMBWF), AustriaTech, uniko (Austrian Universities Conference)—via uniko, including the Medical University of Graz, the University of Innsbruck, and Paris Lodron University of Salzburg.
ATLAWS is designed as a “digital atlas” in wiki format. As with electronic maps, information should be accessible at the level of detail (“zoom level”) currently needed—from a quick overview to a targeted dive into specific questions regarding applicability, potential consequences, or cross-references.
At the core are four key questions that ATLAWS systematically addresses:
· Impact: Is your organization affected by an EU legal act?
· Core obligations: What specific obligations arise for you?
· Consequences of non-compliance: What liabilities, sanctions, transition, or implementation deadlines are relevant?
· Overlaps: Where are there synergies with other legal acts or standards?
The ATLAWS Wiki is structured into four thematic clusters: Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Services and Markets, and Data Strategy. Within these clusters, legal acts and guidelines are brought together with practical examples, cross-references, and current notes. This update was made possible by the generous support and commitment of Gaia-X Hub Austria and AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, OSSBIG Austria, and ISPA.
ATLAWS also fills an information gap: While media coverage often focuses only on selected initiatives, the wiki allows users to delve into less-noticed but highly relevant regulatory frameworks—and makes their interplay visible.
The content was developed by experts at the Research Institute to the highest scientific standards. The wiki was updated at the end of 2025 to incorporate, among other things, the new NIS Act and the EU Commission’s Omnibus draft.
The result is published under a Creative Commons license.