The Data Governance Act (DGA) is a legislative proposal of the European Commission that aims to create a framework which will facilitate data-sharing.
The proposal was first announced within the 2020 European strategy for data and was officially presented by
Margrethe Vestager
Margrethe Vestager (; born 13 April 1968) is a Danish politician currently serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age since December 2019 and European Commissioner for Competition since ...
in 25 November 2020. The DGA covers the data of public bodies, private companies, and citizens. Its main aims are to safely enable the sharing of sensitive data held by public bodies, to regulate data sharing by private actors.
On 30November 2021, the EU Parliament and Council reached an agreement on the wording of the DGA.
Formal approval by those bodies is still required but that should be procedural.
The proposed legislation has been analyzed by independent parties.
See also
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Data Act (European Union)
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General Data Protection Regulation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union regulation on data protection and privacy in the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA). The GDPR is an important component of EU privacy law and of human rights law, in partic ...
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Text of the RegulationText of Commission's Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European data governance (Data Governance Act)Procedure 2020/0340/CODon EUR-Lex
Procedure 2020/0340(COD)on
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2020 in law
2020 in the European Union
European Digital Strategy
Policies of the European Union
Data laws of Europe
European Union regulations
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