EU’s possible Data Act: What can we anticipate from the Inception Impact Assessment and the Consultation? By Seiko Hidaka (UK) & Jay Modrall (BE) on July 5, 2021 The European Commission (EC) signalled plans for a new Data Act, to be published in late 2021, in its February 2020 Data Strategy Communication. The EC revealed more details in its 2021 Consultation and Inception Impact Assessment. The…