Putting data under control of citizens and businesses
Awareness of data sovereignty is clearly growing across Europe, as illustrated by the fact that people and organisations are increasingly looking for ways to gain control over their data. However, many of them still lack insight into the commercial benefits and are unsure of how to put control of data into practice. These are the key findings…
The European Union (EU) is on a mission to achieve data sovereignty, as illustrated by the release of the European Digital Strategy last year. One of the key elements of implementing the EU’s strategy is the Data Act. Data Sovereignty Now conducted the Data Sovereignty Monitor survey in more than 10 countries from June to August…
Our webinars about data sovereignty and the practical use of it have received very positive feedback. Did you miss any of them? If so, don’t worry. You can download the recorded versions and slide decks of our webinars on demand here. 25 May - ‘The European Data Governance Act from a data sovereignty perspective -…
"What kind of world do we want to live in tomorrow? The question arises also when it comes to data – both personal and non-personal – and how it should be dealt with. The European Data Governance Act (DGA) now offers the opportunity to define clear rules on how to use data responsibly as it…
The European Union is on a mission to achieve data sovereignty. This is supported by the European Digital Strategy, released last year. It is aimed at realising the EU’s vision of ensuring that, by 2030, the EU’s share of the data economy is in line with the region’s traditional economic weight. And the strategy itself is based upon empowering businesses and…
Learn how to build data spaces, join forces with experts from across domains, industries and countries! Throughout a packed program, the IDSA Summit 2021 on June 22 & 23 will showcase biggest assets and achievements – the IDSA rule book, the IDS certification, their open-source strategy, the adoption accelerator for data spaces – and convincing…
In this interactive webinar on 31 May (14:30 - 16:00 CET), you will be introduced to the current state of MyData through inspirational examples of implementation in practice in the domains of city work, mobility, skills, and children’s rights. MyData recently released their “State of MyData 2021” publication, which will help you understand the landscape…
A milestone has been reached in bringing Europe closer to creating a future data economy with sovereign data sharing across industries! With this position paper on “Design Principles for Data Spaces”, the OPEN DEI Data Sharing Task Force publishes the results of a first approach to define key fundamentals for data spaces, agreements on building blocks for…
Why it’s time for Europe to adopt moonshot thinking for data Almost 60 years ago, on 25 May 1961, US President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress and proposed that the US “should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to…
The time has come to redistribute the balance of power in the digital economy. We need to create a level playing field for data by putting people and organisations in control of the data they generate – in other words, by establishing ‘data sovereignty’. This requires creating a digital ‘soft infrastructure’ for data sharing, for…