Reflections on the Data Governance Act
Jukka Ruohonen, Sini Mickelsson
Abstract
Abstract The European Union (EU) has been pursuing a new strategy under the umbrella label of digital sovereignty. Data is an important element in this strategy. To this end, a specific Data Governance Act was enacted in 2022. This new regulation builds upon two ideas: reuse of data held by public sector bodies and voluntary sharing of data under the label of data altruism. This short commentary reviews the main content of the new regulation. Based on the review, a few points are also raised about potential challenges.
Topics & Concepts
Data governanceCorporate governanceEuropean unionSovereigntyData sharingElement (criminal law)ReusePublic administrationPolitical scienceData Protection Act 1998Collaborative governanceMetadataInformation governancePublic relationsLaw and economicsBusinessLawSociologyEconomicsComputer scienceEngineeringData qualityManagementInternational tradeInformation systemMarketingWorld Wide WebAlternative medicineMedicineMetric (unit)Management information systemsPathologyPoliticsWaste managementPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataPrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionData Quality and Management