The Data Governance Act (DGA) is a regulation by the European Union that aims to create a framework which will facilitate data-sharing.

[1][2] The proposal was first announced within the 2020 European strategy for data and was officially presented by Margrethe Vestager in 25 November 2020.

[3] The DGA covers the data of public bodies, private companies, and citizens.

[4][failed verification] On 30 November 2021, the EU Parliament and Council reached an agreement on the wording of the DGA.

[5] Following its adoption, it was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 3 June 2022.