IPR, open data and data sharing initiatives

New technologies, big data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have made data-driven markets and business models the core of the ‘European data economy’. This study analyses recent developments in data related practice, law and policy as well as the current legal framework for data access, sharing, and use in the European Union. It identifies particular issues of concern, highlights the respective need for action, and evaluates the Commission’s proposal for a Data Act.