The EU Data Governance Act (DGA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 3 June. In this short read, we’ve summarized the reasons and goals of the DGA for your convenience. 
The DGA, which provides greater access to public sector data to develop new products and services, will come into force on 23 June and will apply to companies 15 months later.
The proposal’s reasons and goals
The proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 1 on data governance is accompanied by this explanatory paper.
It’s the first of a slew of data-related initiatives unveiled under the European Union’s 2020 data plan. The instrument intends to increase data availability for use by boosting data-sharing procedures within the EU and increasing trust in data intermediaries, addressing the following:
- Making public sector data re-usable in cases when such data is subject to third-party rights.
- Data sharing among businesses in exchange for remuneration in any form.
- Allowing personal data to be used with the assistance of a “personal data-sharing intermediary,” which is intended to assist persons in exercising their rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Allowing the use of data on the basis of altruism.
The DGA, which provides greater access to public sector data to develop new products and services, will come into force on 23 June and will apply to companies 15 months later.
You can read the official text here.
