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van Maanen, G., Ducuing, C., & Fia, T. (2024). Data commons. Internet Policy Review, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.14763/2024.2.1748

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van Maanen, Gijs, Ducuing, Charlotte and Fia, Tommaso. 2024. "Data commons". Internet Policy Review 13 (2). DOI: 10.14763/2024.2.1748. https://policyreview.info/glossary/data-commons.

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van Maanen G, Ducuing C, Fia T. Data commons. Internet Policy Review [Internet]. 2024 [1 November 2026];13(2). Available from: https://policyreview.info/glossary/data-commons

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This paper explores how four commonly proposed collective data intermediaries – data trusts, decentralised autonomous organisations, data cooperatives and data unions – have been envisioned and enacted by their proponents.

KEYWORDS: Data rights, Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs), Data commons, Data governance, Data protection

Data intermediaries entail data governance measures for ensuring that data is only processed as appropriate, giving stakeholders some degree of confidence that their rights and interests are properly respected.

KEYWORDS: Data intermediaries, Data protection, Data governance, Accountability, Trust, Data commons

By analysing data governance models and inherent properties of data, we point towards public data commons as the model securing European values and increasing sharing.

KEYWORDS: Data governance, Internet policy, Data commons, Public interest, Trust, European values

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