Some scientists say the European Commission’s Data Act would favour businesses in its aim to expand access rights to big data, and fear that publicly funded science will suffer.
Under the proposed European Data Act, researchers’ access to big data would be more restricted than that of consumers and businesses.The amount of information humans and their machines are generating is growing exponentially.
Some observers say that the EU’s focus on creating legislative frameworks around digital activities doesn’t take into account the importance of publicly funded research in driving innovation. “The political push behind the data strategy is specifically aimed at industry data and business-driven innovation,” says Viivi Lähteenoja, chair of MyData Global, a personal-data campaign group in Helsinki. “The researchers’ agenda, and research-driven innovation, hasn’t been high up on the list.
“The Data Act introduces new ways for public-sector bodies to access and use data held by private companies when it is necessary for specific public-interest purposes,” said Johannes Bahrke, a spokesperson for the commission. “Public-sector bodies can use the expertise of public-research institutes to analyse this data.
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