What are the benefits of securing data adequacy with the rest of the world? What is the added value of data adequacy, especially to small and medium firms, in comparison to using alternative transfer mechanisms such as standard contractual clauses? Do businesses use such contractual clauses even where data bridge (adequacy) agreements are in place, and if so why.
Background
In order to achieve these missions, DP must build upon the research and evidence that informs its knowledge base and underpins its policies. Below articulates the directorate’s critical policy issues and questions identified in response to the NDS missions. Key focus areas include defining and monitoring the data ecosystem and economy, generating evidence for intervention and understanding the impacts of policies.
DSIT is committed to improving data sharing. The NDS Mission 1 Policy Framework outlines the principles for intervention and priority areas for action for unlocking data value. Addressing the barriers to optimal data use and reuse is an important area of interest.
The government has held a consultation on reforms to the UK’s data protection regime. The approach for data protection change is set out in the documentation for a new data direction. DP is working to ensure that UK GDPR, the ICO and other parts of the data protection regime are fit for purpose. Evidence relating to privacy and trust in data and data use and the impacts of data regulation would help to address some of the directorate’s key questions.
DP wants to broaden its understanding of data infrastructure and strengthen its evidence base on data centres, cyber security and resilience. The environmental impacts of data use is a key area of research interest.
It is important to advance our knowledge of international data flows and how they shape and influence the global data system. Addressing the evidence gap on the value of data flows as well as the volume of data is of key interest.
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Source
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Promoting and Incentivising Federated, Trusted, and Fair Sharing and Trading of Interoperable Data ASsets (PISTIS)
PISTIS brings forward a reference federated data sharing/trading and monetisation platform for secure, trusted and controlled exchange and usage of proprietary data assets and data-driven intelligence. PISTIS will advanc...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on promoting secure and trusted data sharing, which aligns with the benefits of securing data adequacy and addresses the use of alternative transfer mechanisms.
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Digital Technologies ActiNg as a Gatekeeper to information and data flOws
TANGO will establish a stronger cross-sector data sharing, in a citizen-centric, secure and trustworthy manner, by developing innovative solutions while addressing environmental degradation and climate change challenges....
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses cross-sector data sharing and privacy, which partially relates to the benefits of securing data adequacy and the use of alternative transfer mechanisms.
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UK-RoI Cross-Border Data Protection Network (Cross-DPN)
The UK-RoI Cross-Border Data Protection Network (Cross-DPN) will create a forum for discussing the challenges of data protection in the post-Brexit era through an interdisciplinary perspective, involving a number of stak...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
Fully relevant as it specifically addresses data protection challenges post-Brexit and the importance of data transfers between UK and RoI.