Data and cloud

From FOSS Policy Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Data and cloud — Topic
Summary EU rules and strategies on data access, data spaces and cloud infrastructure.
Data Act — File
Status ongoing
Topic Data and cloud
Summary Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on fair access to and use of data; applicable since 12 September 2025.
Notes Marked ongoing rather than finished because the November 2025 Digital Omnibus proposes simplification amendments to it.
Link: EUR-Lex text (for: Data Act)
European Data Union Strategy — File
Status ongoing
Topic Data and cloud
Summary Commission strategy (November 2025) to scale up high-quality data for AI and simplify EU data rules.
Cloud and AI Development Act — File
Status ongoing
Topic Data and cloud
Summary Proposal of 3 June 2026, part of the Technological Sovereignty Package, to expand EU cloud and AI compute capacity; introduces an open-source-first principle for public purchase of cloud and AI software.
Notes Announced in the AI Continent Action Plan; now in negotiation in Parliament and Council. The open-source-first procurement principle makes this a priority file.