Data governance
A single market for data
The EU will create a single market for data where
- data can flow within the EU and across sectors, for the benefit of all
- European rules, in particular privacy and data protection, as well as competition law, are fully respected
- the rules for access and use of data are fair, practical and clear
The EU will become an attractive, secure and dynamic data economy by
- setting clear and fair rules on access and re-use of data
- investing in next generation tools and infrastructures to store and process data
- joining forces in European cloud capacity
- pooling European data in key sectors, with common and interoperable data spaces
- giving users rights, tools and skills to stay in full control of their data
Examples of industrial and commercial data use
- jet engines filled with thousands of sensors collect and transmit data back to ensure efficient operation
- wind farms use industrial data to reduce visual impact and optimise wind power
- real-time traffic avoidance navigation can save up to 730 million hours. This represents up to €20 billion in labour costs
- real-time notification of delayed trains can save 27 million working hours. This amounts to €740 million in labour costs
Better allocation of resources to fight malaria could save up to €5 billion in healthcare costs globally.
Projected figures 2025
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530%increase of global data volume
From 33 zettabytes in 2018 to 175 zettabytes -
€829 billionvalue of data economy in the EU27
From €301 billion (2.4% of EU GDP) in 2018 -
10.9 million data professionals in the EU27
From 5.7 million in 2018 -
65% Percentage of EU population with basic digital skills
From 57% in 2018