What is it about?
How can public sector data reuse be aligned with society's needs and desires? This paper proposes a legal analysis of the European Data Governance Act. It critically reflects on the new possibilities of data sharing while proposing a model of governance that would enable the (re)use of public sector data more aligned with social needs to ensure democratic governance of data-driven innovation.
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Why is it important?
This paper encapsulates a proposal that contributes to building a more democratic vision of the shared (technological) future. Indeed, the undertaken analysis underlines that a significant degree of discretion is afforded to member states, allowing them to apply EU principles and establish specific conditions for data sharing. We consider this leeway as an opportunity to promote a regime of data sharing that is more responsive to social needs and gives back to society control over our technological future.
Perspectives
We consider it crucial to engage in productive debates that imagine alternative paths to innovation. The paper provides an institutional model that could inspire policymakers aiming to enhance and improve the models of public sector data governance. It proposes a model of data openness that preserves some social control over the innovation path, bringing the technological future into the realm of political debate.
Clarissa Valli Buttow
Universite de Lausanne
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This page is a summary of: Managing public sector data: National challenges in the context of the European Union’s new data governance models, Information Polity, August 2024, IOS Press,
DOI: 10.3233/ip-230003.
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