Commission urges 19 Member States to comply with Open Data Directive
The European Commission opened infringement procedures against 19 EU
Member States
[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_21_4962#:~:text=The%20Commission%20calls%20on%2019%20Member%20States%20to%20comply%20with%20EU%20rules%20on%20open%20data%20and%20the%20reuse%20of%20public%20sector%20information]
for failing to provide complete information on how the Open Data
Directive is being transposed into national law. The EU Directive
2019/1024
[https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2019.172.01.0056.01.ENG],
referred to as Open Data Directive, was adopted on 20 June 2019.
Member States had to transpose the Directive into national law and
notify the Commission on transposition measures by 17 July 2021.

The Open Data Directive sets out minimum criteria for governments to
share public sector information for re-use by commercial and
non-commercial entities. By doing so, it aims to unlock the benefits
of data and help to make more of the vast and valuable pool of data
resources produced by public bodies available for re-use. The
Directive will also encourage the development of innovative solutions
such as mobility apps and support new technologies like artificial
intelligence (AI).

As several countries have not yet notified the Commission about their
transposition measurements, the Commission sent a letter of formal
notice to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden to urge
them to transpose the Directive into national law.

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Publication Date/Time
2021-12-10T07:00:00+00:00
This Directive aims to unlock the benefits of data