Workshop report - Building a European data economy | Shaping Europe’s digital future

Within less than a decade, most economic activities will strongly depend on digital ecosystems integrating big data solutions. The Commission has recognised the importance of the data economy in the Digital Single Market Strategy as a catalyst for economic growth. Under the third pillar of the DSM Strategy (‘‘Maximising the growth potential of the Digital Economy’’) the Commission is working on a "Building a European Data Economy" initiative to tackle the emerging challenges in the European Data Economy.

In the context of Big Data and the Data Economy, the Commission is fully committed to investigate into the emerging legal issues and possible obstacles to the creation of a true European Data Economy. From this perspective the Commission is exploring, among other things, whether contracts on access to/transfer of data and on liability aspects are balanced and fair for all market actors and that the uptake of technological solutions is not hindered by legal uncertainty or regulatory gaps.

With a view to prepare the Commission initiative "Building the European Data Economy", the Commission organised a 2-day workshop on 21 and 22 September 2016 in Brussels. The workshop discussed, on 21 September, the emerging challenges in the data economy (access to/transfer of data) and, on 22 September, liability in the context of Internet of Things and robotics technology.

Workshop report - Building a European data economy

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