Data Strategy Briefing — March 21, 2024

Executive briefing: On 21 March 2024 the EU–Japan Digital Partnership Council approved a Roadmap on Data Free Flow with Trust, outlining joint actions on privacy safeguards, interoperability assets, and data space collaboration.^{European Commission announcement}

Key governance checkpoints

• Joint standards. Track interoperability, digital identity, and certification initiatives highlighted in the roadmap for alignment across EU and Japanese operations.
• Privacy cooperation. Monitor updates to mutual adequacy decisions, redress mechanisms, and supervisory collaboration supporting trusted flows.
• Data space pilots. Identify opportunities to join industrial, health, and mobility data spaces referenced in the roadmap.

Operational priorities

• Policy harmonisation. Align corporate policies with the roadmap’s commitments on government access safeguards, transparency, and SME enablement.
• Stakeholder engagement. Coordinate with EU and Japanese regulators, standards bodies, and industry groups implementing roadmap deliverables.
• Evidence preparation. Document cross-border safeguards and interoperability adoption for both EU and Japanese compliance teams.

Enablement moves

• Invest in privacy-enhancing technologies and secure data intermediaries prioritised by the roadmap.
• Develop dashboards tracking roadmap milestones, including technical standards, funding calls, and guidance updates.
• Share lessons learned across EU and Japanese business units to accelerate adoption of trusted data-sharing practices.

Sources

• EU and Japan adopt roadmap on Data Free Flow with Trust
• EU–Japan Digital Partnership Council joint statement

Zeph Tech accelerates EU–Japan collaboration with governance playbooks, interoperability tracking, and privacy assurance aligned to the DFFT roadmap.

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