In order to have civic and activist voices heard in the development of the European common dataspace(s) and the implementation of the new EU data laws, this page aims to provide lists of stakeholders across the EU that might be / want to be involved. The public interest and the commons have a clear stake in the European common data space, as it is the embodiment of the free movement of data and the single market for data. The aim is to list per Member State which organisations and individuals engage around the Data Governance Act, Data Act, AI Regulation, Open Data Directive, High Value Data Implementing Regulation, and the forming of the common data space and its sectoral off shoots (DSSC, GDDS, EHDS, etc.) We also aim to list events where people who are involved meet and participate.
These pages are an emerging effort. If you have information to add, or want to take part in maintaining this space, do get in touch (info@ourcommondataspace.eu).
Many EU MS have civic organisations and/or individuals who are actively engaging with the implementation and impact of the EU Data Strategy and its laws, and the forming of the European common dataspace(s). Below is a growing overview of who is active where, and what the apparant focus of those activities is (which laws or dataspaces are of most interest to them).
This section is in no way pretending to be complete. Please get in touch (info@ourcommondataspace.eu) if you want to add information to the list.
The EU Data Strategy that leads to the forming of the European common data space consists of several laws:
Other EU legislative efforts are and will be oriented towards the content of the above laws. E.g. the review of the ITS Directive (Intelligent Transport Systems) will take into account the DGA and DA, as well as the Mobility Data Space plans, and the review of the INSPIRE Directive (government geo-information) will take note of the DGA, ODD, EUHVD and the forming of the Green Deal Data Space and those for agriculture, energy, and mobility.
The EU is creating a single market for data, adding (regulated) free movement of data to the free movement of people, products/services and capital. The single market for data is being made tangible as the European common data space. The common data space is an amalgam of technological infrastructure (federated cloud services), mandatory data governance, standards and interoperability principles, and sectoral common standards and practices. It is intended to make data sharing and usage more modular while usage conditions and agreements stay attached to the data. The common data space is where the various instruments in the Data Governance Act, Data Act, Open Data Directive, and EU High Value Data implementing regulation will get applied and used. The obligations around data will extend into the applications of data, as such applications get data from the data space and share outputs there too. This means that data flows through applications, including digital twins and AI applications are within scope of the data space.
The European common data space will be the aggregate of a range of sectoral data spaces. This makes it possible to build on what already exists, and stay close to common practices as they evolve in various sectors. There is European funding available for preparatory and implementing actions in a range of sectors, specifically where the EU has its own domain policy goals. The sectoral data spaces that the EC has publicly mentioned are listed below.
Events are a good way to meet up, to network, and to get things done together. They form a rhythm to help strengthen the ecosystem of those active in the field of the EU data strategy and data spaces. Below is a publicly available calender that you can subscribe to (and can embed in your own site if you wish).
Do let us know (info@ourcommondataspace.eu) if you would like to add an event to this calendar.