AI & Emerging Technologies Committee
Objectives & Mission
- Build the Federation’s expertise in artificial intelligence and its consequences for sports law
- Work through the legal and ethical questions new technology raises in sport
- Help legal practice adopt new tools without loss of rigour
- Develop FISLA’s own digital infrastructure and data tools
- Set guidelines for the responsible use of AI in sports governance and decision-making
- Give FISLA a voice in technology policy for international sports law
Areas of Activity
- Research on AI, machine learning and automated decision-making in sport
- Drafting policy positions on technology governance in sports law
- Training practitioners on legal tech, data protection and AI compliance
- Backing early-stage legal-tech projects and pilot initiatives
- Working with technology companies, startups and research labs
- Tracking legal developments in blockchain, athlete data rights and officiating technology
Committee Overview
Technology, AI & Digital Transformation
Technology is changing sport quickly, and this Committee exists so that sports law keeps pace. It examines what artificial intelligence, blockchain and other emerging technologies mean for the industry, including the legal and ethical questions raised by automated officiating, performance data and algorithmic decision-making in governance.
Working with the Federation’s AI & Innovation Centre, the Committee turns that analysis into usable output: policy positions, practitioner training, and joint projects with technology partners. Its concern is that new technology in sport is matched by legal frameworks capable of keeping it fair, transparent and accountable.