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

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