From today, the EU’s landmark Data Act starts to apply across all EU countries. This groundbreaking law sets fair rules for data use, unlocking opportunities for innovation, competitiveness and growth in Europe’s digital economy. In detail, the EU Data Act: 📌 Gives users more control over the data they generate and new possibilities for those using connected devices, from cars and smart TVs to industrial machinery. 📌 Protects businesses of all sizes against unfair contractual terms and makes it easier to switch between cloud providers. The Data Act also spurs competition and allows EU companies to scale their digital services more easily. 📌 Boosts innovative firms by offering more access to valuable data, more choice in infrastructure, and fewer barriers to entry. Read more about #EUDataAct → https://europa.eu/!Jy6Wqx
A milestone for Europe’s digital future — the #EUDataAct empowers users, strengthens fair competition, and gives innovative firms room to grow.
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Now we have to get serious. Strong public-private situation rooms in Member States that aims at getting organisation wallets (EUBWs also in the public sector) in use are needed. Otherwise citizens and enterprises cannot get all the verifiable data they need in life and business events. To be able to use x-border functioning general purpose secure wallets for all data is a unique step forward. EU and the MSs must do the orchestrating - and take responsibility for the full picture. But only if the credentials also from private sector issuers start flowing will the basic right for citizens and enterprises to get their data from all sources in the same way become real.