Francesco Vogelezang

To properly function a public data commons needs to be European in scope

October 21, 2022

The EU B2G data sharing framework needs to be complemented by a strong and democratically accountable European Public Data Commons to allow public sector bodies to fill their mandates in a data-driven world.

June 17, 2022

A first look at the European health data space proposal

June 17, 2022

Analysis of the EHDS proposal, which includes B2G data sharing rules for electronic health data. These might lead to legal uncertainty due to the lack of coordination with the B2G provisions included in the Data Act.

June 13, 2022

Opinion

June 13, 2022

A community-based approach for high-value datasets

The Indian approach to data governance provides a framework that helps maximize the collective benefits stemming from data access and reuse in the public interest. In the EU, it could be applied to data intermediaries and data cooperatives, providing an approach to collective governance of data rights while avoiding the recentralization of market power.

May 24, 2022

May 24, 2022

Public data commons

This policy brief presents a model for public-interest B2G data sharing, aimed to complement the current proposal of the Data Act. The proposal includes the creation of the European Public Data Commons, a body that acts as a recipient and clearinghouse for the data made available.

April 12, 2022

Four questions for the European strategy for data

April 12, 2022

This note assesses the interconnectedness of the GDPR respectively with the Data Governance Act and Data Act, shedding light on the different inconsistencies between the two acts and the GDPR that risk hindering the overarching objective of the European strategy for data.

March 11, 2022

Interoperability in current policy files

March 11, 2022

This research note provides a closer look at the EU legislative initiatives implementing data interoperability within the European Strategy for Data.

March 1, 2022

Opinion

March 1, 2022

A closer look at data intermediaries and the risk of platformization

The Data Governance Act risks leading to the growth of for-profit data intermediation services and centralizing market power even further. One way to avoid this is to provide stronger support for commons-based data governance.

February 23, 2022

Data Act: Business to Government Data Sharing

February 23, 2022

Policy brief on the provisions dealing with Business to Government Data Sharing in the European Commissions proposal for a Data Act that was published on 23 February 2022.

February 23, 2022

Data Act: Interoperability and Data Sharing Services

February 23, 2022

Policy brief on the provisions dealing with Interoperability and Data Sharing services in the European Commissions proposal for a Data Act that was published on 23 February 2022.

February 23, 2022

February 23, 2022

Data act: Access to Data

Policy brief on the provisions dealing with Access to Data and Data Portability in the European Commissions proposal for a Data Act that was published on 23 February 2022.

February 18, 2022

Exploring design solutions for AI_Commons

February 18, 2022

As part of the AI_Commons research activity, Open Future partnered with Aniek Kampeneers to investigate how design concepts for consent practices can provide an added layer of protection for users’ privacy in the online sphere.

January 28, 2022

Opinion

January 28, 2022

Rethinking value in data sharing for B2G in the public interest

The value and use stemming from data sharing are conceptualized around a market logic, despite the collective societal benefits derived from society-wide access. The Data Act offers an opportunity to change this by attributing a public interest function to data sharing between the private and public sector.

December 13, 2021

Citizens want open policies

December 13, 2021

As the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) enters into its next phase with the launch of national and European citizens’ panels, it's time to take stock of the initiative to see how it allows civic perspective to influence policy discussions.

December 10, 2021

The argument against property rights in data

December 10, 2021

In this policy brief we review the EU policy debate on access and use of data in view of the upcoming Data Act. We provide arguments against the introduction of new property rights–including the sui generis database right–in favor of strengthening data access rights.

June 23, 2021

The Data Governance Act: Five opportunities for the Data Commons

June 23, 2021

In this policy brief, we present five issues related to the proposal for the Data Governance Act (DGA) that are crucial to achieve the policy goal of building Data Commons in the European Union.

May 27, 2021

The Conference on the Future of Europe

May 27, 2021

The Conference on the Future of Europe–CoFoE–represents an unprecedented democratic exercise bringing mass citizen participation through digital platforms. The Open Movement and other activist organizations should use this opportunity to shape future EU policies.

April 29, 2021