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

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