The Data Act increases access to high-quality data and with it the potential for data-driven innovation. The Data Act sets fair rules for a wider availability of data to fuel innovation, competitiveness and growth in Europe's digital economy.
Consumers and business users of connected devices - such as cars, smart TVs, and industrial machinery - will now be able to access, use and share the raw data generated by their devices. With this aim, the EU Data Act:
- Ensures that connected devices on the EU market are designed to allow data sharing;
- Gives consumers the possibility to choose more cost-effective repair and maintenance providers or do these tasks themselves;
- Gives users in industries like manufacturing or agriculture access to data about the performance of industrial equipment, which can improve their efficiency and operations;
- Enables cloud users to switch between cloud providers or use services from several providers in parallel;
- Prohibits unfair contracts that could prevent data-sharing.
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