MAY 16, 2022 | EUROPEAN UNION | EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
BSA Statement on the Passage of the EU Data Governance Act
BRUSSELS – May 16, 2022 – The Council of the European Union approved today the EU Data Governance Act, paving the way for its entry into force. BSA offered the following statement:
“The EU Data Governance Act sets up mechanisms to facilitate the reuse of certain categories of protected public-sector data, increase trust in data intermediation services, and foster data altruism across the EU,” said Thomas Boué, Director General, Policy – EMEA, at BSA. “BSA welcomes the clarification of the scope of the ‘data intermediation services,’ which will support voluntary data-sharing between companies or facilitate the fulfillment of data-sharing obligations set by law.”
The legislation also includes provisions regarding the international transfer of, or governmental access to, non-personal data through adequacy decisions declaring that specific non-EU countries provide appropriate safeguards for the use of non-personal data transferred from the EU. “BSA cautions against any restriction on the freedom of companies to transfer data across borders, as these transfers are an essential and necessary part of modern commerce and cybersecurity. Any restrictions on such transfers should therefore be limited to what is strictly necessary to serve a legitimate public interest and be limited to the least trade-restrictive option available,” Boué added.
BSA 소개
소프트웨어 연합(BSA | The Software Alliance, 이하 BSA)(www.bsa.org)은 각국 정부를 대상으로 세계 시장에서 전 세계 소프트웨어 업계를 대변하고 옹호하는 선도적 연합체입니다. 세계의 가장 혁신적 기업들이 회원사로 참여하며 경제에 활기를 불어 넣고 현대의 생활을 향상시키는 소프트웨어 솔루션을 만들어 내고 있습니다.
워싱턴 DC에 본부를 두고, 30개국이 넘는 국가들에서 운영되는 BSA는, 합법적 소프트웨어 사용을 증진시키고 기술 혁신을 촉진하며 디지털 경제의 성장을 추진하는 공공 정책을 지지하는 준법 프로그램들을 선도합니다.