Some Reflections on 'Datafication': Data Governance and Legal Challenges

Abstract

Data is considered to be the new fuel for a business growth. By the Data Strategy, the EU made a big step in designing a vision of how data governance can be integrated in organizations ' management and activity, in governments' systems and, ultimately, in people's (digital) life. Translating data into competitive business outcomes through digital innovation while ensuring the protection and security of individuals' (non-) personal information raises ethical and legal questions that we need to prepare to answer.