Data Governance Act

Purpose: The Data Governance Act aims to promote the sharing and reuse of data across sectors and borders within the EU, to maximize the potential of data for innovation and value creation. The regulation ensures that data sharing occurs responsibly, with protection of privacy, confidentiality, and intellectual property rights, while enhancing transparency and trust through neutral actors and public support.

Scope: The rules apply mainly to public sector bodies, but also providers of data intermediation services (data marketplaces and pools) and data altruism organisations. The Data Governance Act regulates both personal and non-personal data, encompassing data sharing across various sectors and EU Member States. It mandates Member States to establish single information points to facilitate access, enables public sector support for data sharing, and ensures data intermediaries operate as neutral third parties, promoting fair and secure data exchange.

Core obligations: The Data Gorvenance Act introduces obligations for data sharing and assistance in providing access to data under clearly defined conditions. Member States, including Norway under the EEA Agreement, are required to establish single information points to simplify data sharing. Data intermediaries, whether public or private, must act as neutral third parties, ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance. Additionally, the regulation sets strict standards for the protection of data privacy, confidentiality, and intellectual property rights.