Data Governance Act: what it means for Technology & Digital
The Data Governance Act is part of the EU rulebook for technology & digital. Its subject matter covers data governance — core to the sector.
Data Governance Act is on the Technology & Digital rulebook because its official title matches data governance. Source: EUR-Lex and the European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities.
What the act does
to promote the availability of data for use, by proposing measures to stimulate data sharing and to support the European Data Spaces. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: this proposal for a Regulation on European Data Governance (Data Governance Act) is the first concrete action in the framework of the European Data Strategy . The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the report by Angelika…
Why it matters for Technology & Digital
Digital and software companies are squarely in scope of the EU's new tech rulebook — AI, platform regulation, cybersecurity and data. These are the EU acts that most often apply.
Data Governance Act sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers data governance. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.
The rest of the Technology & Digital rulebook
Every other EU file in scope for Technology & Digital.
- Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1732 of 17 June 202432024R1732
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act)32024R1689
- Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act)32022R2065
- Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act)32022R1925
- Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements (Cyber Resilience Act)32024R2847
- Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act)32023R2854
Primary sources
The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.
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