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EU Countries Green Light New Data Governance Framework

or confidentiality requirements. The DGA’s
objective is to address this gap by setting
up a governance structure for data sharing
markets. This will include establishing
common standards, interoperability, and
reciprocity of access in the context of
Common European Data Spaces. “This law
will not oblige anyone to share their data,
but for those who want to make their data
available for certain purposes, it creates
a safe and easy way to do it and to stay
in control,” said Boštjan Koritnik, Minister
for Public Administration for Slovenia, the
country holding the rotating presidency
of the EU Council. The positions of the
27 EU ambassadors have adopted the industrial data. The initiative is intended co-legislators are not dissimilar; hence
general approach to the Data Governance to bring together the vast amount of data EU diplomatic sources close to the
Act on Friday (1 October), providing produced by Europe’s industrial base to negotiations told EURACTIV they are
a mandate that forms the basis for provide the critical mass needed for big expecting a final agreement to be reached
negotiations with the EU Commission data analytics and artificial intelligence. shortly, with the first session between
and Parliament. The Data Governance Act Most European companies, especially the European Parliament, Council, and
(DGA) is a legislative proposal to establish SMEs, are reluctant to share their data Commission planned for 20 October.
a data governance framework for sharing because they fear breaching privacy laws

Ukraine Revamping Regulators

Ukraine’s independent telecoms Transformation reports on its website to begin in January 2022 and a second
regulator the National Commission for that parliament (the Verkhovna Rada) has stage to be completed by 2025, under a
State Regulation of Communications & passed a bill at its first reading to revamp presidential decree signed on 22 October
Informatization (NCCIR or NKRZI) will be the NCCIR and ‘create preconditions for 2021. The reforms ‘based on modern
restructured as the National Commission Ukraine’s entry into the Single European European approaches’ will optimize the
for State Regulation of Electronic Digital Market’. The Ministry also reported State Service’s structure, remove ‘unusual
Communications, Radio Frequency that an auxiliary regulatory body, the functions’ from its list of responsibilities,
Spectrum & Postal Services as part of State Service of Special Communications and refocus its operations on ‘cyber
the country’s plans to mirror European & Information Protection of Ukraine, will protection of critical infrastructure.’
legislation. The Ministry of Digital undergo restructuring, with a first phase

Cellco Association Urges Govt to Change SIM Rules, with Registration

Deadline Four Months Away

According to the Communication Service citizens of the requirements to re-register February 2019 – which limit an individual
under the Government of Tajikistan, their SIMs (which in many cases requires to registering a maximum of two SIMs to
by the end of June 2021 only 65.5% of the replacement of ID via the purchase of their name across all networks (as opposed
mobile SIM cards in the country had been a newer version ID/passport issued from to two per network prior to the decree,
registered with the required user ID to 2014 onwards) to avoid loss of services. TeleGeography notes). The statement
meet regulations ahead of the latest re- As reported by Asia-Plus, the Association asserted that removing all restrictions
registration deadline set for 15 February also proposed to the government that it on the usage of SIM cards per subscriber
2022. The Association of Mobile Operators reconsider its rules on SIM ownership would act as an ‘incentive’ to accelerate
of Tajikistan has issued a notice reminding – being enforced via Decree No. 64 of the re-registration process.

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