The EU Data Governance Act (DGA), enacted in 2022, is a foundational regulation designed to promote trustworthy data sharing across sectors and borders within the European Union. It aims to create a framework for increasing the availability of public sector and privately held data while ensuring strong privacy and security safeguards.
The regulation introduces three pillars: reuse of certain categories of public sector data,
regulation of data sharing service providers, and rules for
data altruism organizations. It enables
public authorities, research institutions, and businesses to access and share data more effectively, especially data deemed sensitive, such as health or environmental records without compromising personal or trade confidentiality.
The DGA applies to
data intermediaries, public sector bodies, non-profits engaging in data altruism, cloud providers, and platforms facilitating B2B or B2G data access across the EU.
