Meetings of the Expert Group on Business-to-Government Data Sharing

The group is composed of independent experts with a high level of expertise in the field, covering a broad range of areas of interest and sectors.

Mandate of the Expert Group

The Expert Group’s tasks shall be to:

1. identify good practices on B2G data sharing in order to contribute to more efficient and better public service delivery and/or more reliable and evidence-based policymaking;
2. assess the legal, economic and technical obstacles preventing B2G data sharing, and advise on actions to promote B2G data sharing for public interest purposes;
3. give recommendations to the Commission on how to further develop its B2G data sharing policy.

In particular, the Expert Group shall:

1. evaluate the principles, collaboration modes and technical means outlined in the Guidance on private sector data sharing and endorse a framework for B2G data- sharing;
2. define and encourage B2G collaborations to test the guidance and facilitate the exchange of good practices amongst members and with the Commission;
3. advise the Commission on new areas for potential support for B2G data sharing through the EU’s Research and Innovation Framework Programme or other programmes, and on future policy actions and next steps to enhance B2G data sharing.

The conclusions and recommendations are published in a report that can be used as input for possible future Commission initiatives on B2G data sharing.

Read the Report

Meetings

First meeting — 29 November 2018, Agenda - Minutes

• Guidance on private sector data sharing in B2G contexts, presentation by Yvo Volman, Head of Unit, Data Policy and Innovation, DG CNECT
• Roadmap and subgroups for the expert group, presentation by Alberto Gago Fernandez, Policy Officer, Data Policy and Innovation, DG CNECT
• Data of general interest, by Laurent Cytermann, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth, by Helena Koning, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group

Second meeting — 27 & 28 February 2019, Agenda - Minutes

• Discussion on Responsibility for B2G Data Sharing, repoting by Virpi Stenman, Spokeswoman for Responsibility and Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Discussion on Sustainability for B2G Data Sharing, reporting by Stefaan Verhulst, Spokesman for Sustainability and Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Discussion on principles of the guidance on B2G data sharing for public interest purposes, short introductory remarks by B2G Data Sharing Expert Group Secretariat

Third meeting  - 11 April 2019, Agenda - Minutes

• Models of Collaboration for B2G Data Sharing
  • Speech by Erik Wetter, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
  • Presentation by Stefaan Verhulst, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Technical Means for B2G Data Sharing
  • Presentation by Nuria Oliver, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group and prepared by Emmanuel Letouzé (reserve list), Director and co-Founder of Data-Pop Alliance
  • Presentation by Milan Petkovic, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Discussion on Responsibility, reporting by Virpi Stenman, Spokeswoman for Responsibility and Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group and Helena Koning, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Discussion on Sustainability, reporting by Stefaan Verhulst, Spokesman for Sustainability and Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group and Richard Benjamins, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group

Fourth meeting - 19 June 2019, Agenda - Minutes

• Discussion on the B2G data sharing governance, reporting by Helena Koning, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Discussion on the matrix, reporting by Richard Benjamins, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Discussion on the revised principles, account of the changes by Johan Bodenkamp, Policy and Progamme Officer, Data Policy and Innovation, DG CNECT
• Presentation of the outline of the report, Alberto Alemanno, Rapporteur and Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Discussion on the recommendations (policy and research), reporting by Juan Murillo Arias, Member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Discussion on the intentions for pledges

Final meeting - 5 November 2019, Agenda - Minutes

• Brief introduction of the work carried out throughout the year, by Alberto Alemanno, rapporteur and member of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group
• Brief description of pledges by Nuria Oliver, Stefaan Verhulst and Laurent Cytermann, Members of the B2G Data Sharing Expert Group

Subgroups

The Subgroups discuss the questions that can be found in the following Terms of Reference.

The Responsibility Subgroup is composed of: Linda Austere, Laurent Cytermann, Petra Konecna, Helena Koning, Paulo Nogueira, Nuria Oliver, Greta Schoeters, Virpi Stenman and Joost Vantomme. The spokeswoman of the subgroup is Virpi Stenman.

The Sustainability Subgroup is composed of: Richard Benjamins, Dorthe Koerner, Juan Murillo, Dominik Rozkrut, Eva Schweitzer, Ioana Stoenescu, Stefaan Verhulst and Dimitris Zissis. The spokesperson of the subgroup is Stefaan Verhulst.

Background information

For more information on the policy this group reflects upon, please read the sections on private sector data sharing in B2G contexts in this Communication and Staff Working Document:

• Report: Experts say privately held data available in the European Union should be used better and more

• Communication ‘Towards a common European data space’ - Other language versions here.

• Staff Working Document – Guidelines on private sector data sharing in B2B and B2G contexts.

B2G Data Sharing contributes to the European strategy for data.

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