Data Strategy Briefing — November 28, 2022
EU member states agreed on a Council general approach to the Data Act, shaping data-sharing duties for connected products, cloud portability, and public sector access to private data.
Executive briefing: On 28 November 2022 the Council of the European Union adopted its general approach to the proposed Data Act. The compromise text sets the mandate for trilogue negotiations with Parliament, clarifying business-to-business data access rights, customer switching for cloud services, and emergency use of private-sector data by public authorities.
Key data-space checkpoints
- Product data access. Map connected product telemetry and service data that will need sharing with users and third parties.
- Cloud portability. Review contracts and architectures to support 30-day switching timelines and prohibition of unjustified switching fees.
- Public-sector requests. Establish governance for responding to exceptional-need requests from authorities, including verification, minimisation, and compensation procedures.
Operational priorities
- Trilogue monitoring. Track forthcoming negotiations on interoperability standards, smart contract safeguards, and international transfer clauses.
- Data architecture. Design data-sharing APIs, permissioning, and audit logging that can segregate business secrets while enabling lawful access.
- Contract remediation. Update customer and vendor agreements to incorporate Data Act terms on fairness, transparency, and liability.
Enablement moves
- Integrate Data Act readiness into EU data space programmes spanning manufacturing, mobility, and energy ecosystems.
- Run readiness assessments for subsidiaries providing essential services likely to receive public-sector data requests.
Sources
Zeph Tech steers Data Act implementation with product data sharing frameworks, cloud portability roadmaps, and public-sector request governance.