EU Member States will debate the ‘2030 Digital Compass’ on Friday 4 June at the Telecommunications Council of the EU, which aims to chart the EU’s digital future, in line with the Commission's specific Communication of March (see EUROPE 12674/13).
The Member States will be invited to discuss what key actions will be needed to achieve these objectives and what guarantees the EU could provide to ensure that this digital transformation reflects Europe’s values and principles.
“This meeting is a great opportunity to discuss the Commission's strategy, to share its point of view”, said a senior EU diplomat on Tuesday.
The proposed ‘Digital Compass’, says the EU Council, will include a strengthened governance and monitoring system to measure the pace of digital transformation. It will also identify gaps in strategic digital capacities and facilitate the implementation of digital principles. A framework including a new vehicle to accelerate the implementation of multi-country digital projects - with the aim of strengthening Europe's industrial capacities in critical areas - is also part of the compass.
See the document ‘2030 Digital Compass: How to chart the way towards the EU’s digital future?’: https://bit.ly/2SO1CCd
Data Governance Act (DGA). This Friday, Member States will also be informed through a progress report on the state of play of the Data Governance Act (see EUROPE 12675/18).
Clarification was sought on the relationship of the DGA with other legislation, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This remained a concern for a number of Member States in relation to the interaction of the DGA with national laws and the re-use of public sector data.
Furthermore, a more precise definition - even if it means aligning with terminologies already established by other international organisations, such as the OECD - and a clarification of the provisions relating to data-sharing service providers are at the heart of the debate.
See the progress report: https://bit.ly/2SO19zX
Cybersecurity in the EU. The progress report for the Directive on measures to ensure a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union will also be presented to the Member States' representatives (see EUROPE 12683/16).
On this issue, although welcoming the revision of this Directive, Member States had raised concerns in particular about harmonisation with the sectoral legislation of EU members and had expressed concern about the expansion of the scope of the revised Directive, fearing the loss of Member States’ responsibilities in identifying essential and significant entities.
See the progress report: https://bit.ly/3wRy05k (Original version in French by Thomas Mangin)