What do we refer to with the term data sharing?
About SCDS
Better use and knowledge of data allows us to better understand and overcome global challenges. To leverage this opportunity, data needs to be shared in ways that are secure and that protect the rights and interests of citizens and businesses. Many approaches to data sharing already exist. Specifically, the creation of data spaces as part of the European strategy for data is key to fostering an ecosystem for data sharing, cross-sector and cross-border collaboration, and innovation in Europe.
The “Support Centre for Data Sharing” (SCDS) is an initiative funded by the European Commission to facilitate data sharing and link the expertise of data sharing practitioners and researchers. We collect, develop, and disseminate data sharing practices that imply novel models, tackle legal or technological challenges, and provide practical, legal, and technological support for data transactions.
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Tool: The SCDS API Friendliness Checker
Check your API against essential quality and usability criteria.
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Guidance: Recommended contract terms
Read our overview of common contractual issues and model clauses for licensing data.
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Data sharing practice examples
Discover new insights into experimental or established practices for sharing data.
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Two years ago, ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) launched a public consultation on a new draft for the Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS), to enhance trust...
TikTok offers new measures to ensure consumer child safety and consumer protection in Europe
In February 2021, a series of complaints over child safety and consumer protection were filed against TikTok. The European consumer organisation BEUC filed the complaint and has “significant concerns”...
European Parliament rejects the latest consolidated text of the Digital Services Act
In April, the Parliament and Council of the European Union came to a provisional agreement on the Digital Service Act (DSA).
The DSA file had to be fine-tuned with the last details before it would...
AI for Good: improving the access and affordability of healthcare services
The digitalisation of healthcare progressed at an exponential rate over the last 10 years and Covid-19 pandemic accelerated it further by creating several opportunities to improve the quality...
SMEs' futures are Europe’s future
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are very important for the future of Europe. They count for 99% of European businesses and employ more than 100 million people.
New IDSA position paper Data Sovereignty analyses data requirements in manufacturing industry
The last two years were challenging for the manufacturing industry. The pandemic was a wake-up call for many manufacturers to accelerate their digitalisation. However, doing so raises a question: “How...
