Digital Brief: The EU’s Data Governance Act unpacked

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Digital Brief: The EU’s Data Governance Act unpacked

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Nov 27, 2020

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This week, the European Commission has unveiled its highly-anticipated Data Governance Act. In our latest transmission, we take a closer look at the plans.

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Nov 27, 2020

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EURACTIV Digital & Media Editor Luca Bertuzzi gives a breakdown of the week’s biggest European tech news in the world of politics and policy.

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Digital Brief: The EU’s Data Governance Act unpacked

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