By sharing data across local regional government organisations, the Province of Drenthe and the Municipality of Emmen aim to better understand community needs and tailor their services to meet those needs more effectively.
Both public authorities will establish a secure and reliable data sharing infrastructure and clear governance protocols.Their ultimate goal is to create a data sharing ecosystem that enables more efficient and effective service delivery, while maintaining the highest standards of data privacy and security.
What is the challenge?
The Province of Drenthe and the Municipality of Emmen aim to build a vertical data exchange ecosystem between regional and municipal authorities. By sharing data and insights, both authorities expect to better understand community needs and tailor public services to those needs more efficiently. In this endeavour, they face various challenges:
Technical challenge
One of the key technical challenges is ensuring interoperability between different systems and data formats. To overcome this challenge, Data for All partners plan to establish a standardised data exchange protocol that can be used by all participating organisations. They also plan to invest in robust data infrastructure to support the increased data volume and complexity resulting from data sharing.
Legal challenge
From a legal standpoint, Data for All partners will need to ensure compliance with relevant data protection laws and regulations. This includes establishing clear protocols for data privacy and security and obtaining appropriate consent from data subjects. To address these challenges, They will engage with legal experts and privacy advocates to ensure that the data sharing project is compliant with all relevant legal frameworks.
Ethical challenge
Ethical challenges are also a major concern when it comes to data sharing. one must ensure that data sharing is done in a way that is fair and equitable, and that individual privacy and autonomy are respected. To address these challenges, Data for All partners will establish clear ethical guidelines for data sharing that prioritse transparency and accountability.
How does Data for All help?
Data for All partners from the Netherlands
The main goal of the pilot is to create a framework with a guide to answer most of the questions that arise when organisations want to share data. In order to achieve this overarching goal, the Data for All pilot will consider the following:
Standardised data exchange
The pilot project aims to establish a standardized data exchange protocol that can be used by all participating organisations. This will enable seamless data sharing and facilitate interoperability between different systems and data formats.
Compliance with relevant legal frameworks
To ensure compliance with relevant data protection laws and regulations, the pilot project will establish clear guidelines for data privacy and security, ensure that data sharing agreements are legally binding, and obtain appropriate consent from data subjects.
Ethical considerations
The pilot project will prioritise ethical considerations throughout the data sharing process, ensuring that individual privacy and autonomy are respected and that data sharing is done in a fair and equitable way.
Improved public service delivery
Ultimately, the pilot project aims to improve public service delivery by providing a more comprehensive view of community needs and preferences. By gaining a better understanding of community needs and behaviors, government organidations can tailor their services to meet those needs more effectively.
Participating partners
The municipality of Emmen is one of the twelve municipalities in Drenthe, the Netherlands and is responsible for tasks such as public safety, social welfare, and waste management. In the Data for All pilot project, the municipality will play a crucial role in sharing data related to these tasks, providing insights into community needs and data value at the municipal level.
The province of Drenthe in the Netherlands is a regional government organisation responsible for a range of tasks, including spatial planning, infrastructure, and public transportation. In the Data for All pilot, the province will play a key role in data sharing with its municipalities. Through the pilot project, the province will work closely with the municipality of Emmen to establish a framework for data sharing that addresses technical, legal, and ethical challenges, ultimately improving public service delivery across the region.
The Greenwise Campus Emmen will support the regional pilot in Drenthe and Emmen by providing specialised knowledge and expertise in the areas of data sharing, privacy, and security. They will also work to integrate the latest academic research and best practices into the pilot project, helping to ensure that the framework developed is based on the most current and effective approaches.