Joint Industry Statement - Data Act: call to preserve European Innovation and Competitiveness

01 Feb 2023

Joint Industry Statement - Data Act: call to preserve European Innovation and Competitiveness

ACEM has signed, together with thirty industry associations, a joint statement on the Data Act, calling for policy makers to preserve European innovation and competitiveness.

While recognizing the importance of data sharing for the success of the European economy in the coming years, ACEM considers that the Data Act as proposed, is a leap into the unknown with potential unintended consequences across data value chains.

We therefore urge the European Parliament and Council to take the necessary time and steps to:

Ensure due protection of trade secrets, safety, security, and privacy;
Give clarity to companies as to what data they must share;
Enable mutually beneficial data-driven relationships;
Differentiate between B2B and B2C contexts;
Set strict conditions for business-to-government data requests;
Promote cloud adoption;
Avoid creating new obstacles to international data flows.

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Commenting on the signature of the joint statement, Antonio Perlot, ACEM Secretary General, said:

"ACEM welcomes the efforts of the European Commission to foster the data economy while safeguarding consumer privacy. However, the current form of the Data Act delivers an uncertain future, potentially jeopardizing the foundation of European businesses' data-driven operations. In order to build trust and maintain the industry's drive for innovation, the new legislation must strike a balance between fairness and incentives to innovate. We are at a crucial moment for the industry, including the motorcycle sector, and ACEM calls on the European Parliament and Council to create responsible, forward-looking regulations."