Commission participates in Future is Data Conference

The European Commission participated in the "Future is Data" conference in Poland, discussing the path to unlocking the potential of data.

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The Future is Data Conference, organised by the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Lodz, aimed to bring together key stakeholders in data, such as government and local administrations, NGOs, entrepreneurs and researchers.

At the conference, Roberto Viola, the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission, addressed the participants and talked about the European Commission's upcoming Data Union Strategy.

The European Data Union Strategy was announced in President von der Leyen's political guidelines for 2024-2029 as the action for harnessing the untapped potential of data for AI and beyond. It is further a key pillar of the recently adopted AI Continent Action plan. A public consultation will be launched in the beginning of May to gather input on the upcoming Data Union strategy.

The conference also featured representatives from the European Commission on panels concerning data spaces and automating compliance through data.

The conference was organised to discuss and debate key issues and challenges relating to data. Participants addressed topics including:

• Data spaces and automating compliance and reducing bureaucracy through data
• The Data Union Strategy
• Data for AI
• Data protection in the digital market
• Best practices, challenges and barriers to the use of data

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