Open Data Directive News Today

On 12 April 2024 from 10:00 to 11:30 CET, join us for the webinar on ‘Personal data management and altruism: how and when are individuals empowered to make data sharing decisions?’.

The best map data and the most advanced mapping features have been proprietary. The Overture Maps Foundation aims to change that.

Last month, the European Union’s new Data Governance Act (DGA) came into effect. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group provides an overview of the key features of the DGA and...

Why do we need a Data Act?

The Data Governance Act is meant to foster the creation of a single European market for data sharing and re-use to enhance its commercial and scientific potential. Data held by public...

In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against EU Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. These decisions, covering various sectors and EU policy areas, aim to ensure the proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses.

ARTICLE 19 and 182 other civil society organisations call on the European Commission to ensure company ownership transparency in the EU.

The European Commission proposed on 23 February new rules on who can use and access data generated in the EU across all economic sectors.

The new frameworks will help public sector bodies in Ireland make Government data more easily accessible to the public.

The EU has moved up a gear in recent times, and it is producing new legal tools for companies to maximize the possibilities to collect and make use of data (including personal data) in...