Building a European Data Economy

The European Commission has adopted a Communication on "Building a European Data Economy", accompanied by a Staff Working Document, where it proposes policy and legal solutions to unleash EU's data economy, as part of its Digital Single Market strategy.

Documents

• COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Towards a thriving data-driven economy
• COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS "BUILDING A EUROPEAN DATA ECONOMY" (COM(2017) 9 final)
• COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on the free flow of data and emerging issues of the European data economy (SWD (2017) 2/1)

Summaries of EU legislation

• Unlocking the economic potential of government-owned data
• The EU’s ideas on how to move to a successful data-driven economy COM(2014) 442 final of 2.7.2014 Towards a thriving data-driven economy
• Building a stronger and more secure digital Europe Joint communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Cybersecurity Strategy of the European Union: An open, Safe and Secure Cyberspace (JOIN(2013) 1 final of 7.2.2013)
• Unlocking the economic potential of government-owned data Directive 2013/37/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 amending Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information.

Glossary terms of the Summaries of EU legislation

• Information Society
• Intellectual property
• Electronic communications
• Electronic communications networks
• Electronic communications services
• Trans-European Networks (TEN)
• Universal service
• Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)

Related sites

• Home page​​
• Press release, Commission outlines next steps towards a European data economy​​
• Public Consultation page​​
• Fact sheet​​ : Building the European Data Economy - Frequently Asked Questions