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The Data Governance Act (DGA) is a pillar of the European strategy for data. Specifically, it aims to increase voluntary data sharing for the benefit of businesses and citizens by making it easier to share data in a trusted and secure manner.
Together with the other measures under the data strategy, the DGA will help unlock the full potential of data. This will serve as a powerful engine for innovation and job creation. At the same time, data is a critical resource for the growth of all organisations, especially start-ups and SMEs. The ultimate objective is to create a European single market for data, in which data can flow seamlessly across sectors and borders.
The impact of the DGA is already tangible: 11 organisations have notified as data intermediation services providers, offering services across the EU, and one organisation has registered as a data altruism organisation.
In addition, any interested users (including citizens, entrepreneurs and researchers) can search for and find information on protected data that cannot be made available under the general open data rules (e.g. health or mobility data) through the European register for protected data held by the public sector.
Besides, the European Data Innovation Board, which brings together Member States and stakeholders to share best practices on the implementation of the DGA, has already met four times.
The guidance document is an in-depth guide to help stakeholders understand the provisions and reap the benefits of the DGA. It is not a legally binding document nor does it represent the formal position of the Commission. Instead, it is intended to help industry and Member States, and any other interested stakeholders, to better understand the various measures established under the Data Governance Act.
The guide is subject to periodic updates, notably to take on board lessons learnt as experience in implementing the DGA builds up over time.
Below you can download the guidance document in all 24 EU Official languages.