Francesco Vogelezang
Policy Analyst (April 2021-November 2022)
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About Francesco
Francesco Vogelezang worked at Open Future as a Policy Analyst from April 2021 to November 2022. He conducted policy research on the ongoing European data governance files, with a focus on the Data Commons. He closely followed the Data Governance Act and the Data Act and took part in initiatives and debates around these files.
He was also part of the first cohort of the Datasphere Fellows 2021/2022.
Posts
Analysis
Towards a European commons for electronic health data
The European Data Health Space proposal should allow the building of a European commons for electronic health data to secure public interest goals.
Analysis
To properly function a public data commons needs to be European in scope
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.
Analysis
A first look at the European health data space proposal
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.
Opinion
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.
Analysis
Four questions for the European strategy for data
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.
Analysis
Interoperability in current policy files
This research note provides a closer look at the EU legislative initiatives implementing data interoperability within the European Strategy for Data.
Opinion
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.
Exploring design solutions for AI_Commons
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.
Opinion
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.
Citizens want open policies
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.
The Conference on the Future of Europe
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 organisations should use this opportunity to shape future EU policies.
Publications
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.
Data Act: Business to Government Data Sharing
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.
Data Act: Interoperability and Data Sharing Services
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.
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.
The argument against property rights in data
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.
The Data Governance Act: Five opportunities for the Data Commons
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.
