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GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES
Governance can be defined governance as the range of political, institutional and administrative principles, rules, practices, formal and informal processes, detailing how and what decisions are taken and implemented.
Governance also covers stakeholder interactions, how they articulate their interests and have their concerns considered. This understanding is informed by the notion of governance in political science, which acknowledges that a broad set of actors and institutions, beyond regulators, are involved in managing societies, including private sector, civil society and other non-governmental organisations. Governance includes business, legal (rights and obligations) and organisational aspects. It can be implemented through different means and practices, which span from contractual, organisational and operational agreements, or processes; to technical standards and tools; and from goals and principles to laws and regulations.
The graphic to the right, provides a visual representation of some of the main concepts, actors, policies, processes and regulations that may shape the overall governance context and set the rules of engagement in a common European data space.
Recognising that governance can be a complex task involving multiple dimensions, this diagram is not intended to be a fully comprehensive representation - nor does it attempt to capture the complex dynamics and interrelationships between the different aspects and actors. Data spaces may also involve a variety of platforms and systems, adapted to different market designs, sectoral needs and organisational or business processes.
GOVERNANCE PROCESSES
An effective governance framework must have a clear organising purpose that can inform the development of these principles, processes, and practices, and ensure that data projects are pursued with consideration for the broader technical, social, political, and economic contexts within which the data is produced and consumed.
For example, at the organisational level, the governance code of a data space should enable the inclusion of information access and use policies in the corresponding agreements. The contractual clauses of a data space use case may state the availability of the product, the totality of participants or its publication under an open data license. And the operation of the data space as a whole may be subject to external audit.
There can be varying levels of governance in a data space – micro, meso and macro. At the organisational level, they consider two important aspects; the governance dimensions and perspectives. Dimensions refer to the scope of governance, either internal or within the organisation, or external affecting the ecosystems formed by multiple participants, such as Data Spaces. Perspectives refer to the areas of action, which are those tasks or fields that the governance measures and mechanisms must cover
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Disclaimer: The views expressed are purely those of the authors and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission. |