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Continuous improvement of the Digital Maturity Index: how do we move forward?
The European Commission has proposed new rules on who can use and access data generated in the EU in all economic sectors. The Data Act will ensure equity in the digital environment, stimulate a competitive data market, provide opportunities for businesses, and make data more accessible to all. It will lead to new, innovative services and more competitive prices for after-sales services and the repair of connected objects. This last horizontal component of the Commission's data strategy will play a key role in the digital transformation, in line with the digital targets for 2030.
The proposed Data Act includes:
In addition, the Data Act revises certain aspects of the Database Directive, which was formulated in the 1990s to protect investments in structured data presentation. In particular, it clarifies that databases containing information from devices and objects on the Internet of Things should not be subject to independent legal protection. This will ensure access and use.
Consumers and businesses they will be able to access device data and use it for after-sales and value-added services, such as predictive maintenance. With more information, consumers and users such as farmers, airlines, construction companies or building owners will be in a position to make better decisions, such as buying higher quality or more sustainable products and services, thus contributing to their goals. of the Green Pact.
Companies and industrial agents they will have more data and benefit from a competitive data market. After-sales service providers will be able to offer more personalized services and compete on an equal footing with comparable services offered by manufacturers, while data may be combined to develop completely new digital services as well.
This proposal is the second major legislative initiative arising from theEuropean data strategy February 2020, which aims to put the European Union at the forefront of an information-based society.