Welcome to the Working Group 5 - Data Governance and Technology Platforms!
Thank you for your interest in this Community, which is part of the larger EU-US Trade and Technology Council Community on Futurium. This community was a virtual space for businesses, public authorities, innovators, researchers, civil society, and policymakers to shape the EU and US discussions in the Trade and Technology Council during the period 2021-2024.
The Trade and Technology Council was set up at the June 2021 EU-US summit and served as a forum for the European Union and the United States to coordinate approaches to key global trade, economic, and technology issues and to deepen transatlantic trade and economic relations based on shared democratic values between 2021-2024.
The Data Governance and Technology Platforms working group was tasked to exchange information on our respective approaches to data governance and technology platform governance, seeking consistency and interoperability where feasible. The EU and US exchange information and views regarding current and future regulations in both the European Union and the United States with a goal of effectively addressing shared concerns, while respecting the full regulatory autonomy of the European Union and the United States. Common issues of concern included illegal and harmful content and their algorithmic amplification, transparency, and access to platforms’ data for researchers as well as the democratic responsibility of online intermediaries.
As this cooperation format is no longer active, this Community will be closed as of 30 September 2026.
The EU-US Trade and Technology Community team
