Kenneth Brincat leads the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA), the body at the centre of Malta’s AI governance framework and its designation as the national competent authority under the EU AI Act. In this edition of the Boardroom Brief, Brincat sets out why Malta is emerging as one of Europe’s more proactive jurisdictions on AI regulation, how the country is bridging the gap between policy and practice for businesses on the ground, and what it will take to turn strong