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The 2026 reform package amending the EU AI Act (in force 27 Jul 2026), which adjusted the high-risk timeline, added AI Office investigation powers and reworked several articles 1.

Developed in
ch. 18, The Act and the Omnibus
Chapters
ch. 08, Regulatory Map · ch. 18, EU AI Act
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

13 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Digital Omnibus: mentions per chapter30 mentions of the term across 13 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00 Preface: 3 mentions00 Preface302 Why Now: 2 mentions02 Why Now208 Regulatory Map: 2 mentions08 Regulatory Map210 Reading List: 1 mention10 Reading List113 Risk Management: 2 mentions13 Risk Management214 Development: 2 mentions14 Development215 Deployment: 1 mention15 Deployment116 Fairness & XAI: 2 mentions16 Fairness & XAI217 Incidents: 3 mentions17 Incidents318 EU AI Act: 5 mentions18 EU AI Act519 Privacy & AI: 4 mentions19 Privacy & AI420 Existing Law: 2 mentions20 Existing Law222 Principles & Standards: 1 mention22 Principles & Standards1No mentions in the other 10 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Digital Omnibus: mentions per chapter30 mentions of the term across 13 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00 Preface: 3 mentions3000102 Why Now: 2 mentions202030405060708 Regulatory Map: 2 mentions20810 Reading List: 1 mention110111213 Risk Management: 2 mentions21314 Development: 2 mentions21415 Deployment: 1 mention11516 Fairness & XAI: 2 mentions21617 Incidents: 3 mentions31718 EU AI Act: 5 mentions51819 Privacy & AI: 4 mentions41920 Existing Law: 2 mentions2202122 Principles & Standards: 1 mention12223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Digital Omnibus per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface3No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now2No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map2Yes
10 Reading List1No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management2No
14 Development2No
15 Deployment1No
16 Fairness & XAI2No
17 Incidents3No
18 EU AI Act5Yes
19 Privacy & AI4No
20 Existing Law2No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards1No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

4 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

Digital Omnibus: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-Code03 Evals04 Runtime ControlsDigital OmnibusRelated terms (5)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)AI Office · RelatedAI OfficeAnnex I (EU AI Act) · RelatedAnnex I (EU AI Act)Annex III · RelatedAnnex IIISmall mid-cap enterprise (SMC) · RelatedSmall mid-cap enterprisePatterns using it (4)Dataset Admission Gate, 1 mention · Uses the termDataset Admission GateFairness Eval Suite, 1 mention · Uses the termFairness Eval SuiteSanctioned AI Gateway, 1 mention · Uses the termSanctioned AI GatewayUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 1 mention · Uses the termUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering
Digital Omnibus: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-Code03 Evals04 Runtime ControlsRelated terms (5)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)AI Office · RelatedAI OfficeAnnex I (EU AI Act) · RelatedAnnex I (EU AI Act)Annex III · RelatedAnnex IIISmall mid-cap enterprise (SMC) · RelatedSmall mid-cap enterprisePatterns using it (4)Dataset Admission Gate, 1 mention · Uses the termDataset Admission GateFairness Eval Suite, 1 mention · Uses the termFairness Eval SuiteSanctioned AI Gateway, 1 mention · Uses the termSanctioned AI GatewayUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 1 mention · Uses the termUse-Case Intake & Risk TieringDigital Omnibus
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of Digital Omnibus
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsAI OfficeRelated
Related termsAnnex I (EU AI Act)Related
Related termsAnnex IIIRelated
Related termsSmall mid-cap enterprise (SMC)Related
Patterns using itDataset Admission Gate, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using itFairness Eval Suite, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using itSanctioned AI Gateway, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using itUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 1 mentionUses the term
  • AI Act (EU)

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU's horizontal, risk-tiered law for AI, amended by the Digital Omnibus.

  • Small mid-cap enterprise (SMC)

    An enterprise that has outgrown the SME definition but falls within the EU small mid-cap definition.

  • Annex I (EU AI Act)

    The AI Act annex listing the Union harmonisation legislation under which AI is embedded in regulated products (machinery, medical devices, toys and the like)…

  • AI Office

    The European Commission body that supervises general-purpose AI and coordinates AI Act enforcement, with investigation powers and the ability to levy…

  • Annex III

    The AI Act annex listing high-risk use cases (biometrics, critical infrastructure, education, employment, essential services, law enforcement, migration…

Sources

  1. [1] Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), consolidated text as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI, in force 27 Jul 2026; definitions in Art. 3, incl. 3(1), 3(3) to 3(14), 3(14b), 3(20), 3(22), 3(23), 3(29) to 3(32), 3(49), 3(55) to 3(57), 3(60), 3(61), 3(63), 3(68); Arts. 4, 5, 6 (incl. 6(3) third subparagraph, profiling), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 to 27 (incl. 26(11)), 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 53 (incl. 53(1)(c)), 55, 57, 60, 72, 73, 86; Annexes I, III, IV). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2026-07-27. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng (verified: primary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Digital Omnibus. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/digital-omnibus. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026digitalomnibus,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Digital Omnibus}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/digital-omnibus}
}