Introducing Kelias: AI Literacy Training Built for EU AI Act Article 4 Compliance
If you work in the Lithuanian public sector and your institution uses AI systems, your organisation has had a legal obligation since 2 February 2025. EU AI Act Article 4 requires deployers to take measures to support the development of AI literacy among their staff. It is not only a recommendation but a directly applicable legal requirement. National enforcement authority powers became active 2 August 2026.
Most institutions are not ready.
That is the problem Kelias was built to solve.
Key points
- EU AI Act Article 4 has been in force since 2 February 2025 and applies to every Lithuanian public sector institution that uses AI systems.
- AI literacy requirements under Article 4 are role-differentiated and must be documented. Generic training does not satisfy the obligation.
- Kelias provides a 7-module, DigComp 3.0-mapped curriculum and produces a per-learner competence report that serves as compliance evidence.
- Kelias is live and free until 29 March 2027. Start at kelias.tech, no card required.
What Kelias is
Kelias is an AI literacy training platform built for Lithuanian public sector professionals.
The name comes from the Lithuanian word for road. AI literacy is not a destination you reach after one training session. It is an ongoing competence that develops over time and must be demonstrated on demand.
Kelias provides:
- A 7-module curriculum:
- Module 1: What AI is and isn't
- Module 2: How it is used in public services
- Module 3: The legal and procurement context
- Module 4: Data protection and safety
- Module 5: Human rights and impact assessment
- Module 6: Using AI tools effectively
- Module 7: AI leadership for those responsible for institution-wide adoption
- A role-adaptive intake assessment that routes learners to the right starting point based on their existing digital competence and job function.
- A DigComp 3.0 competence report for every learner on course completion. This is the document an institution can use as evidence of Article 4 compliance.
Start free: Module 1, the intake assessment, and a DigComp 3.0 snapshot report are accessible now at kelias.tech. No card required.
Why DigComp 3.0
DigComp 3.0 is the recommended national framework for measuring AI literacy in Lithuania.
The framework was published by the Joint Research Centre in November 2025 (JRC144121). Lithuania's National AI Strategy 2026-2035 names DigComp 3.0 as the recommended framework for national AI literacy programmes, making it the natural measurement instrument for public sector training and compliance evidence. When a Lithuanian regulator asks an institution to demonstrate AI literacy, DigComp 3.0 is the framework they will reach for.
Kelias maps every piece of content to specific DigComp 3.0 competences and proficiency levels. Every module, case study, tool walkthrough, and assessment question carries individual competence tags. That granularity is what produces a genuine per-learner competence report rather than a generic completion certificate.
The mapping methodology was developed over several months. Stefano Kluzer, consultant at ALL DIGITAL and moderator of the DigComp Community of Practice, reviewed the curriculum. He provided written feedback on the competence mapping across Modules 1, 2, and 5. Kelias will present the methodology at a DigComp CoP workshop on 9 October 2026.
Who it is for
Kelias serves two audiences.
Public sector professionals who use AI systems at work and need to demonstrate Article 4 compliance. This includes anyone who uses AI-assisted tools for document classification, benefits processing, citizen communication, procurement evaluation, or any other function where an AI system is part of the workflow.
The curriculum starts at DigComp 3.0 Intermediate level (Levels 3 to 4). Learners with basic digital independence will find the content immediately applicable. Learners at Foundation level (Levels 1 to 2) are directed to foundational digital skills training first.
Institutions that need demonstrable Article 4 compliance across a team, department, or organisation. Institutional access includes an admin dashboard and produces DigComp 3.0 competence reports at individual and aggregate level. A free 6-month pilot is available with no commitment before 29 March 2027.
What Article 4 actually requires
Article 4 is deliberately flexible. It does not specify a minimum number of training hours, a particular framework, or a course provider.
What it requires is that deployers take measures to support the development of AI literacy of their staff and other persons dealing with the operation and use of AI systems on their behalf — "taking into account their technical knowledge, experience, education and training and the context the AI systems are to be used in, and considering the persons or groups of persons on whom the AI systems are to be used." (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 4, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), 8 July 2026)
Three things follow from this.
The obligation is role-differentiated. A procurement officer evaluating an AI vendor has different literacy needs than a front-line officer using an AI benefits tool. Generic organisation-wide e-learning that treats every employee the same does not satisfy this requirement.
The obligation is ongoing. AI systems evolve. Their deployment contexts change. The competences required to use them safely change with them. A one-time training session in 2026 does not satisfy an obligation that continues indefinitely.
The obligation is documentable. When a supervisory authority or national regulator asks how an institution has satisfied Article 4, there needs to be a record. A completion email from a generic MOOC platform is not that record.
This is why the competence report matters. It is the evidence artefact that makes compliance defensible.
How the curriculum was built
The modules were not written by listing DigComp competences and producing content to tick each one. That approach produces a framework checklist dressed up as a curriculum.
The curriculum was written starting from the question a Lithuanian public servant actually faces: what do I need to understand about the AI system I use at work? The competence mapping followed the content, not the other way around. Every piece of content is tagged to the specific competences it develops. That is how Kelias knows what a learner has engaged with and can report on it accurately.
The content is also jurisdiction-specific. Lithuanian e-government infrastructure (VIISP), GDPR Article 22 in the Lithuanian administrative context: these are not just generic EU-level topics. They are the specific systems and regulations that Lithuanian public servants work with.
Where Kelias stands
Kelias is live and open. The legal and compliance questions that were blocking the original launch have been resolved: terms, privacy policy, and the Annex III review of the intake assessment classification logic have been completed.
I am being transparent about this because institutions evaluating Kelias for Article 4 compliance purposes should know exactly where the platform stands. A training provider that has not done its own Article 4 compliance work is not a credible source of Article 4 training.
For individuals: Start at kelias.tech/learn. Module 1, the intake assessment, and a DigComp 3.0 snapshot report are all accessible now, free until 29 March 2027, no card required.
For institutions: Access the 6-month pilot at kelias.tech/organisations. The pilot includes the full curriculum and individual DigComp 3.0 competence reports for every participant. No commitment required before 29 March 2027.
Questions? joseph@kelias.tech
Ikpong Joseph Alexander holds an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and is the founder of Kelias. The curriculum is aligned to DigComp 3.0 (JRC144121) and the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744). AI governance documentation at kelias.tech/transparency.