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JRC study: Business-to-Business data sharing

  • 23 July 2020

CERRE’s Academic Director, Alexandre de Streel (University of Namur), contributed to a paper for the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre: “Business-to-Business data sharing: An economic and legal analysis”.

This report examines the obstacles to Business-to-Business (B2B) data sharing. For this purpose, it starts from the economic characteristics of data and explores to what extent private B2B data markets result in a socially optimal degree of data sharing, or whether there are market failures in data markets that might justify public policy intervention. It examines the conditions under which monopolistic data market failures may occur. It contrasts these welfare losses with the welfare gains from economies of scope in data aggregation in large pools. It also discusses other potential sources of B2B data market failures due to negative externalities, risks and transaction costs and asymmetric information situations.

The paper explores solutions to overcome these market failures: private third-party data intermediaries may be in a position to overcome market failures due to high transactions costs and risks. They can aggregate data in large pools to harvest the benefits of economies of scale and scope in data. Where third-party intervention fails, regulators can step in, with ex-post competition instruments and with ex-ante regulation.

This report is published as the European Commission recently announced its intentions to propose a legislative framework for the governance of common European data spaces, to review and operationalise data portability, to prioritise standardisation activities and foster data interoperability and to clarify usage rights for co-generated IoT data.

The Commission’s Data Strategy starts from the premise that there is not enough data sharing and that much data remain locked up and are not available for innovative re-use. The Commission will also consider the adoption of a New Competition Tool as well as the adoption of ex-ante regulation for large online gatekeeping platforms as part of the announced Digital Services Act Package.

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Alexandre de Streel
Academic Director
and University of Namur

Alexandre de Streel is the Academic Director of the digital research programme at the Brussels think-tank Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), professor of European law at the University of Namur and visiting professor at the College of Europe (Bruges) and SciencesPo Paris. He sits in the scientific committees of the Knight-Georgetown Institute (US), the European University Institute-Centre for a Digital Society (Italy) and the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (Germany).

His main research areas are regulation and competition policy in the digital economy (telecommunications, platforms and data) as well as the legal issues raised by the developments of artificial intelligence. He regularly advises the European Union and international organisations on digital regulation.

Previously, Alexandre held visiting positions at New York University Law School, the European University Institute in Florence, Panthéon-Assas (Singapore campus), Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and the University of Louvain. He also worked for the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, the Belgian Permanent Representation to the European Union, and the European Commission. He has also been the chair of the expert group on the online platform economy, advising the European Commission.

Alexandre de Streel is the Academic Director of the digital research programme at the Brussels think-tank Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), professor of European law at the University of Namur and visiting professor at the College of Europe (Bruges) and SciencesPo Paris. He sits in the scientific committees of the Knight-Georgetown Institute (US), the European University Institute-Centre for a Digital Society (Italy) and the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (Germany).

His main research areas are regulation and competition policy in the digital economy (telecommunications, platforms and data) as well as the legal issues raised by the developments of artificial intelligence. He regularly advises the European Union and international organisations on digital regulation.

Previously, Alexandre held visiting positions at New York University Law School, the European University Institute in Florence, Panthéon-Assas (Singapore campus), Barcelona Graduate School of Economics and the University of Louvain. He also worked for the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, the Belgian Permanent Representation to the European Union, and the European Commission. He has also been the chair of the expert group on the online platform economy, advising the European Commission.

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Lauriane was Senior Manager for Communications at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) from April 2018 to December 2020. She led all aspects of the think tank’s communication, including relations with the press, online and offline communications.  

Previously in her career, Lauriane worked with Burson-Marsteller (BCW), a leading public relations firm, where she specialised in science and political communication. She has worked on numerous communication campaigns at UN, EU and national levels with a focus on Corporate Social Responsibility. 

She holds a Master in public relations and crisis communication from the IHECS (Institute for Higher Social Communication Studies). 

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Lauriane was Senior Manager for Communications at the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) from April 2018 to December 2020. She led all aspects of the think tank’s communication, including relations with the press, online and offline communications.  

Previously in her career, Lauriane worked with Burson-Marsteller (BCW), a leading public relations firm, where she specialised in science and political communication. She has worked on numerous communication campaigns at UN, EU and national levels with a focus on Corporate Social Responsibility. 

She holds a Master in public relations and crisis communication from the IHECS (Institute for Higher Social Communication Studies). 

For media inquiries or requests regarding events or partnerships, you can reach us at info@cerre.eu

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