EU issues raft of new data-related proposals

ab1630's bookmarks 2018-04-28

Summary:

"On Wednesday, the Commission published a raft of new data-related proposals, including draft new laws to improve access and the reusability of public sector information, to planned guidance for businesses on sharing anonymous, machine-generated data, and further plans to use data to deliver more personalised health care. The Commission said that the value of the European data economy could reach €739 billion by 2020 "if favourable policy and legislative conditions are put in place in time and investments in ICT are encouraged", up from €300bn in 2016. "Data-driven innovation is a key enabler of market growth, job creation, particularly for SMEs and startups, and the development of new technologies," the Commission said. "It allows citizens to easily access and manage their health data, and allows public authorities to use data better in research, prevention and health system reforms." Included in the Commission's measures are plans to update the existing EU directive on the re-use of public sector information (PSI). The directive contains measures aimed at freeing up information held by public sector bodies for re-use...."

Link:

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/april/eu-issues-new-data-related-proposals/

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oa.new oa.government oa.psi oa.europe oa.legislation oa.policies oa.access oa.reuse oa.data

Date tagged:

04/28/2018, 11:50

Date published:

04/28/2018, 07:50