Data Strategy Briefing — November 30, 2021

Executive briefing: On 30 November 2021 the Council presidency and European Parliament negotiators struck a provisional agreement on the Data Governance Act (DGA). The deal confirms harmonised conditions for re-use of protected public-sector data, registration requirements for data altruism organisations, and supervisory oversight of data intermediation services.

Key data-space checkpoints

Compliance roadmap. Map obligations for data intermediation service providers, including neutrality, safeguards, and certification labelling.
Public-sector engagement. Coordinate with Member State authorities managing high-value datasets to prepare for new request processes and charging structures.
Data altruism governance. Develop transparency, consent, and withdrawal mechanisms aligned with the DGA's recognised data altruism framework.

Operational priorities

Supervisory interactions. Identify competent authorities and single information points designated to oversee data intermediation registrations.
Contract updates. Review data-sharing agreements and codes of conduct to embed DGA requirements once the regulation is formally adopted.
Programme funding. Engage in EU funding opportunities supporting common European data spaces across health, mobility, and manufacturing.

Enablement moves

Establish data governance councils that monitor DGA implementation acts and align with sectoral data space initiatives.
Develop compliance playbooks covering registration, reporting, and incident notification for data intermediation services.

Sources

Zeph Tech steers organisations through DGA implementation with intermediation compliance roadmaps, public-sector engagement frameworks, and data altruism governance toolkits.