Digital sovereignty: a comparison of public data management strategies between France and Belgium in a cross-border context
The sovereignty challenges of public data in the face of the private sector lead local authorities to implement data management strategies. The study is based on a comparative analysis of the digital strategies of four urban local authorities between France and Belgium. These two countries are chara...
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Netcom
2026
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| Dostęp online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Streszczenie: | The sovereignty challenges of public data in the face of the private sector lead local authorities to implement data management strategies. The study is based on a comparative analysis of the digital strategies of four urban local authorities between France and Belgium. These two countries are characterized by two distinct territorial organization models: a unitary system and a federal system. The results reveal an awareness of sovereignty issues by the actors who develop strategies to address them. In Belgium, the Walloon Region benefits from a great capacity for action visible through several regional initiatives, while in France, the region has limited autonomy. The comparative analysis highlights a different distribution of management, regulatory, and facilitator roles among the territorial levels of each country, which raises the question of the relevant scope for the management of public data, supported by a European legal framework. Finally, the cross-border context of the study raises the question of sharing cross-border public data. This constitutes a major challenge whose lack of response is likely to be exploited by large digital companies. |
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