The Flemish Region of Belgium (also known as Flanders) launched an action plan on artificial intelligence (AI) and announced an overall annual investment of  €32 million in AI research, implementation, ethics, and training. Within this plan, the Flemish AI research programme – to benefit from  €12 million annually – will focus on the development of AI applications in four main areas: AI for supporting complex decisions (data science), real-time and energy-efficient AI, multi-actor collaborative AI, and human-like AI. In addition, €15 million will be allocated to support the implementation of AI within Flemish companies, as well as the overall digitalisation of the private sector. Lastly, €5 million are earmarked annually for AI training and for an Ethics Knowledge Centre, which will develop expertise around issues related to AI ethics.